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上位蜃気楼 (jouishinkirou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

上じょう位い蜃しん気き楼ろう

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Meanings

1

superior mirage

A mirage where the image appears above the actual object, caused by a temperature inversion. Technical term in meteorology and optics.

上じょう位い蜃しん気き楼ろうは、冷つめたい空くう気きの上うえに暖あたたかい空くう気きが

ある

とき

に

発はっ

生せい

する

。

A superior mirage occurs when warm air lies over cold air.

Kanji

上above, up
位rank, grade, throne
蜃clam
気spirit, mind, air
楼watchtower, lookout, high building

Related words

蜃しん気き楼ろう
蜃気楼 is the general term for mirage, while 上位蜃気楼 specifically refers to a superior mirage.
下か位い蜃しん気き楼ろう
下位蜃気楼 is an inferior mirage, where the image appears below the actual object, the opposite of 上位蜃気楼.

Built from

上じょう位い+蜃しん気き楼ろう

Etymology

Compound of 上位 (じょうい, 'upper, superior') and 蜃気楼 (しんきろう, 'mirage'). The term directly describes the phenomenon's appearance above the true object.