| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 空 | そら | ソラ |
Pronunciation: sora
How to Say It Outloud: SO-ra
Usage: common noun for sky
Example Sentence Japanese:
今日は空が青いです。
今日は空が青いです。Example Sentence English:The sky is blue today.
The sky is blue today.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 天空 | てんくう | テンコウ |
Pronunciation: tenkuu
How to Say It Outloud: TEN-kuu
Usage: higher or celestial sky
Example Sentence Japanese:彼は天空の神話を信じています。
彼は天空の神話を信じています。Example Sentence English:He believes in the myth of the heavens.
He believes in the myth of the heavens.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 青空 | あおぞら | アオゾラ |
Pronunciation: aozora
How to Say It Outloud: AO-zo-ra
Usage: blue sky
Example Sentence Japanese:青空が広がっている。
青空が広がっている。Example Sentence English:A blue sky is spreading out.
A blue sky is spreading out.Dictionary
上空じょうくうCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
そらCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- sky; the air; the heavens
- weather
- far-off place; distant place
- state of mind; feeling
- (from) memory; (by) heart
- falsehood; lie
- somehow; vaguely
- fake
空中くうちゅうCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- sky; air; mid-air
天てんCommon word
Noun- sky
- heaven
- God
- svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)
- deva (divine being of Buddhism)
- top (of a book)
- sole (of a Japanese sandal)
- beginning; start
- tempura
- India
- Tian
天空てんくう
Noun- sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
雲居くもい
Noun- sky
- cloud
- distant place; high place
- imperial court
久方ひさかた
Noun- sky; moon
九天きゅうてん
Noun- sky; heavens; palace
霄漢しょうかん
Noun- sky; heavens; firmament
上天じょうてん
Noun- sky; the heavens
- God; the Lord; the Creator; the Supreme Being
- ascension (into heaven)
大空おおぞらCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
スカイスカイCommon word
Noun- sky
中空ちゅうくう
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'Noun
- hollow
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- mid-air; air; sky
晴天せいてんCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
くう
Noun- empty air; sky
- shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness
- air force
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- fruitlessness; meaninglessness
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- void (one of the five elements)
- empty (e.g. set)
青空あおぞらCommon word
Noun- blue sky
夜空よぞらCommon word
Noun- night sky
星空ほしぞらCommon word
Noun- starry sky
曇天どんてん
Noun- cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
夕空ゆうぞら
Noun- evening sky; twilight sky
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