上空
Meanings
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Refers to the sky above a particular location or at high altitude, often used in weather, aviation, and observational contexts.
The airplane is flying above the clouds.
The temperature in the upper air is below freezing.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉の上空を飛ぶto fly over the skies above a place
The airplane was flying over the skies above Tokyo.
- 上空に〈物〉が広がるsomething spreads across the sky above
Thick clouds are spreading across the sky above.
- 〈物〉が上空を通過するsomething passes through/over the skies
The typhoon passed over the skies above Kyushu.
- 上空〈数〉メートルを飛行するto fly at a given altitude above
This plane flies at an altitude of 10,000 meters.