noun
Refers to a clear, blue sky. Often used in poetic or descriptive contexts, but also common in everyday speech.
今日は青空が広がっている。
The blue sky is spreading out today.
青空の下でピクニックを楽しんだ。
We enjoyed a picnic under the blue sky.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading あおぞら is the only one given.
晴天 means 'fine weather' or 'clear sky' as a weather condition, while 青空 emphasizes the visual blueness of the sky.
Compound of 青 (blue) and 空 (sky). The reading あおぞら is a standard rendaku (sequential voicing) form of あお + そら.