雲くもの上うえ

expression, noun

above the clouds; heaven

Literally the space above the clouds; can evoke a heavenly or celestial realm in poetic or figurative contexts.

• 飛ひ行こう機きが雲くもの上うえに出でると、まぶしい青あお空ぞらが広ひろがった。

  When the plane rose above the clouds, a dazzling blue sky spread out.

expression, noun

the Imperial Court

Classical metaphorical expression for the imperial court, seen in historical or literary contexts.

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいの歌うたには、雲くもの上うえを宮きゅう中ちゅうにたとえる表ひょう現げんがよく見みられる。

  In Heian-period poetry, expressions likening the Imperial Court to 'above the clouds' are common.

expression, noun

unreachable place; far beyond one's reach

Figurative use for something distant, lofty, or unattainable; often implies a status or world far removed from ordinary life.

• 彼かれにとって、その地ち位いはまさに雲くもの上うえの存そん在ざいだった。

  To him, that position was truly something far beyond his reach.