arching backward; looking up
Archaic adjectival noun describing a posture of bending backward or looking upward. Not used in modern Japanese.
In an old waka poem, there is a phrase 'looking up at the moon with an arched back.'
Archaic kanji spelling; the word itself is rare and archaic.
Alternate archaic kanji spelling.
Formed from 空 “sky” and the directional suffix 様, read ざま after another element, giving the sense “skyward” or “facing upward.”