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スカイメイト

see styles
 sukaimeito / sukaimeto
    スカイメイト
student discount air ticket (wasei: sky mate)

天から降りる

see styles
 tenkaraoriru
    てんからおりる
(exp,v1) to fall from heaven (the sky)

Variations:
星屑
星くず

 hoshikuzu
    ほしくず
(1) (countless) stars in the night sky; (2) {astron} stardust

槍が降っても

see styles
 yarigafuttemo
    やりがふっても
(expression) (See 雨が降ろうが槍が降ろうが・あめがふろうがやりがふろうが) whatever misfortune happens; even if spears fall out of the sky

絵にかいた餅

see styles
 enikaitamochi
    えにかいたもち
(expression) pie in the sky; castle in the air

絵に描いた餅

see styles
 enikaitamochi
    えにかいたもち
(expression) pie in the sky; castle in the air

絵に描いた餠

see styles
 enikaitamochi
    えにかいたもち
(expression) pie in the sky; castle in the air

Variations:
雪曇り
雪曇

 yukigumori
    ゆきぐもり
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (rare) cloudy sky looking like it will snow soon

雲ひとつない

see styles
 kumohitotsunai
    くもひとつない
(exp,adj-i) cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

Variations:
鯖雲
さば雲

 sabagumo
    さばぐも
(See うろこ雲,巻積雲) cirrocumulus cloud; mackerel sky

Variations:
鳥曇り
鳥曇

 torigumori
    とりぐもり
cloudy sky that appears when the migrating birds that stayed for winter and autumn in Japan leave to go north

オープンスカイ

see styles
 oopunsukai
    オープンスカイ
airline deregulation policy (wasei: open sky)

スカイ・グレー

 sukai guree
    スカイ・グレー
sky gray

スカイ・サイン

 sukai sain
    スカイ・サイン
sky sign

スカイ・フック

 sukai fukku
    スカイ・フック
skyhook; sky-hook; sky hook

スカイ・ブルー

 sukai buruu / sukai buru
    スカイ・ブルー
sky blue

スカイ・メート

 sukai meeto
    スカイ・メート
student discount air ticket (wasei: sky mate)

スカイ・メイト

 sukai meito / sukai meto
    スカイ・メイト
student discount air ticket (wasei: sky mate)

スカイクレーン

see styles
 sukaikureen
    スカイクレーン
sky crane; skycrane; flying crane

伽伽那卑麗叉那


伽伽那卑丽叉那

see styles
qié qien à bēi lí chān à
    qie2 qien2 a4 bei1 li2 chan1 a4
ch`ieh qien a pei li ch`an a
    chieh qien a pei li chan a
 kakanabiraisana
(or 伽伽那必利綺那) gaganaprekṣaṇa, beholding the sky, or looking into space.

天を仰ぎて唾す

see styles
 tenoaogitetsubakisu
    てんをあおぎてつばきす
(exp,vs-c) (idiom) (See 天に唾する) to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to look up at the sky and spit

婦女能頂半邊天


妇女能顶半边天

see styles
fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān
    fu4 nu:3 neng2 ding3 ban4 bian1 tian1
fu nü neng ting pan pien t`ien
    fu nü neng ting pan pien tien
Woman can hold up half the sky; fig. nowadays, women have an equal part to play in society

Variations:
沖する
冲する

 chuusuru / chusuru
    ちゅうする
(vs-s,vi) to rise up into the air; to ascend into the sky

面朝黃土背朝天


面朝黄土背朝天

see styles
miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān
    mian4 chao2 huang2 tu3 bei4 chao2 tian1
mien ch`ao huang t`u pei ch`ao t`ien
    mien chao huang tu pei chao tien
face to the ground, back to the sky

Variations:
鰯雲
いわし雲

 iwashigumo
    いわしぐも
(See うろこ雲) cirrocumulus cloud; mackerel sky

オープン・スカイ

 oopun sukai
    オープン・スカイ
airline deregulation policy (wasei: open sky)

スカイ・クレーン

 sukai kureen
    スカイ・クレーン
sky crane; skycrane; flying crane

スカイアルミ工場

see styles
 sukaiarumikoujou / sukaiarumikojo
    スカイアルミこうじょう
(place-name) Sky Aluminium Mill

スカイタウン高崎

see styles
 sukaitauntakasaki
    スカイタウンたかさき
(place-name) Sky Town Takasaki

スカイパーキング

see styles
 sukaipaakingu / sukaipakingu
    スカイパーキング
multi-storey parking garage (wasei: sky parking)

スカイレストラン

see styles
 sukairesutoran
    スカイレストラン
sky restaurant

天空の城ラピュタ

see styles
 tenkuunoshirorapyuta / tenkunoshirorapyuta
    てんくうのしろラピュタ
(work) Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986 animated film); Castle in the Sky; (wk) Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986 animated film); Castle in the Sky

天高く馬肥ゆる秋

see styles
 tentakakuumakoyuruaki / tentakakumakoyuruaki
    てんたかくうまこゆるあき
(expression) (proverb) autumn comes with harvest time and clear weather; autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout

抜けるような青空

see styles
 nukeruyounaaozora / nukeruyonaozora
    ぬけるようなあおぞら
(exp,n) deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky

Variations:
日本晴れ
日本晴

 nihonbare
    にほんばれ
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather

Variations:
春の雲
はるの雲

 harunokumo
    はるのくも
(exp,n) cloud floating in a spring sky

沈魚落雁閉月羞花

see styles
 chingyorakuganheigetsushuuka / chingyorakuganhegetsushuka
    ちんぎょらくがんへいげつしゅうか
(exp,n) (See 閉月羞花,沈魚落雁) charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame

管を以て天を窺う

see styles
 kudaomottetenoukagau / kudaomottetenokagau
    くだをもっててんをうかがう
(exp,v5u) (idiom) (See 管窺) to have a narrow view of things; to look at the sky through a tube

青天白日満地紅旗

see styles
 seitenhakujitsumanchikouki / setenhakujitsumanchikoki
    せいてんはくじつまんちこうき
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth (flag of the Republic of China)

Variations:
からっと
カラッと

 karatto; karatto
    からっと; カラッと
(adv,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); (adv,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); (adv,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) frankly; open-heartedly

スカイ・パーキング

 sukai paakingu / sukai pakingu
    スカイ・パーキング
multi-storey parking garage (wasei: sky parking)

スカイ・レストラン

 sukai resutoran
    スカイ・レストラン
sky restaurant

Variations:
ぶっ飛ぶ
打っ飛ぶ

 buttobu
    ぶっとぶ
(v5b,vi) (1) to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); (v5b,vi) (2) to lack common sense; (v5b,vi) (3) (colloquialism) to be extremely surprised (by)

上天無路,入地無門


上天无路,入地无门

shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
    shang4 tian1 wu2 lu4 , ru4 di4 wu2 men2
shang t`ien wu lu , ju ti wu men
    shang tien wu lu , ju ti wu men
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom); fig. to be at the end of one's rope; to be trapped in a hopeless situation

和尚打傘,無法無天


和尚打伞,无法无天

hé shang dǎ sǎn , wú fǎ wú tiān
    he2 shang5 da3 san3 , wu2 fa3 wu2 tian1
ho shang ta san , wu fa wu t`ien
    ho shang ta san , wu fa wu tien
lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fa4] vs 法[fa3]); fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven; lawless

天低吳楚,眼空無物


天低吴楚,眼空无物

tiān dī wú chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
    tian1 di1 wu2 chu3 , yan3 kong1 wu2 wu4
t`ien ti wu ch`u , yen k`ung wu wu
    tien ti wu chu , yen kung wu wu
the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon

Variations:
天空海濶
天空海闊

 tenkuukaikatsu / tenkukaikatsu
    てんくうかいかつ
(yoji) the open sky and the serene sea; as open as the sky and serene as the sea; magnanimous

Variations:
散りばめる
鏤める

 chiribameru
    ちりばめる
(transitive verb) (kana only) to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

Variations:
星空
星ぞら

 hoshizora
    ほしぞら
starry sky

Variations:
水天彷彿
水天髣髴

 suitenhoufutsu / suitenhofutsu
    すいてんほうふつ
(yoji) the sky and water merging into one; seamless merging of the sea and the sky

Variations:
空を覆う
空を蓋う

 soraooou / soraooo
    そらをおおう
(exp,v5u) to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

針の穴から天を覗く

see styles
 harinoanakaratenonozoku
    はりのあなからてんをのぞく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to have a narrow view of things; to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle

Variations:
夢のまた夢
夢の又夢

 yumenomatayume
    ゆめのまたゆめ
(exp,n) dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky

天に向かって唾を吐く

see styles
 tennimukattetsubakiohaku
    てんにむかってつばきをはく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) (See 天に唾する) to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to turn to the sky and spit

待てば甘露の日和あり

see styles
 matebakanronohiyoriari
    まてばかんろのひよりあり
(expression) (proverb) good things come to those who wait; if you wait, there will come a fine day of nectar (falling from the sky)

Variations:
抜ける
脱ける

 nukeru
    ぬける
(v1,vi) (1) to come out; to fall out; to be omitted; to be missing; to escape; to come loose; (v1,vi) (2) to fade; to discolour; (v1,vi) (3) to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); (v1,vi) (4) to leave (e.g. a meeting); (v1,vi) (5) to be clear; to be transparent (e.g. of the sky); (v1,vi) (6) (usu. as 抜けた or 抜けている) to be absentminded; to be careless; to be inattentive; to be foolish; (v1,vi) (7) {comp} to exit (a program loop); (transitive verb) (8) to go through; to pass through; to give way; to collapse; (transitive verb) (9) {hanaf} to finish a round with more than 88 points (not counting points gained from scoring combinations)

Variations:
揚がる
揚る(sK)

 agaru
    あがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be deep fried; (v5r,vi) (2) to be hoisted up high (e.g. of a flag); to soar up into the air (e.g. of fireworks); to be raised towards the sky; (v5r,vi) (3) to well up (of emotions); to become stronger (of feelings); (v5r,vi) (4) to stand out; to be striking; to be conspicuous; (v5r,vi) (5) (See 上がる・1) (ant: 下がる・1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (v5r,vi) (6) (See 上がる・4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; to be washed ashore; to be hauled onto land or ship; (v5r,vi) (7) (See 上がる・5) to float atop the water; to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse); to rise to the surface; (v5r,vi) (8) (See 上がる・16) to be spoken loudly; to be raised loudly (of a voice); (v5r,vi) (9) (See 上がる・22) to enter a red light district; to amuse oneself in a red light district; to visit a brothel

Variations:
晴れ間
晴間
霽れ間

 harema
    はれま
(1) break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; (2) patch of blue sky; (3) (archaism) period of serenity

Variations:

虚(oK)

 sora
    そら
(1) sky; the air; the heavens; (2) weather; (3) far-off place; distant place; (4) (often as 〜空もない) state of mind; feeling; (5) (usu. as 空で) (from) memory; (by) heart; (6) falsehood; lie; (prefix noun) (7) (before an adjective) somehow; vaguely; (prefix noun) (8) (before a noun or a verb) fake

Variations:
空色
そら色(sK)

 sorairo
    そらいろ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) sky blue

Variations:
雲行き
雲ゆき

 kumoyuki
    くもゆき
(1) weather; look of the sky; (2) situation; turn of affairs; signs; way the wind is blowing

夕焼けは晴れ朝焼けは雨

see styles
 yuuyakehahareasayakehaame / yuyakehahareasayakehame
    ゆうやけははれあさやけはあめ
(expression) (proverb) red sky at night, shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning

朝焼けは雨、夕焼けは晴れ

 asayakehaame、yuuyakehahare / asayakehame、yuyakehahare
    あさやけはあめ、ゆうやけははれ
(expression) (idiom) Red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning; Red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in morning, shepherds take warning

Variations:
雲ひとつない
雲一つない

 kumohitotsunai
    くもひとつない
(exp,adj-i) cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

Variations:
雲居
雲井(ateji)

 kumoi
    くもい
(1) (archaism) sky; (2) cloud; (3) distant place; high place; (4) imperial court

Variations:
ぶっ飛ぶ
打っ飛ぶ(rK)

 buttobu
    ぶっとぶ
(v5b,vi) (1) to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); (v5b,vi) (2) to lack common sense; (v5b,vi) (3) (colloquialism) to be extremely surprised (by)

Variations:
持ち上げる
持上げる

 mochiageru
    もちあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to elevate; to raise; to lift up; (transitive verb) (2) to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

Variations:
散りばめる
鏤める(rK)

 chiribameru
    ちりばめる
(transitive verb) to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)

Variations:
星空
星ぞら(sK)

 hoshizora
    ほしぞら
starry sky

Variations:
スカイグレー
スカイ・グレー

 sukaiguree; sukai guree
    スカイグレー; スカイ・グレー
sky gray

Variations:
スカイサイン
スカイ・サイン

 sukaisain; sukai sain
    スカイサイン; スカイ・サイン
sky sign

Variations:
スカイフック
スカイ・フック

 sukaifukku; sukai fukku
    スカイフック; スカイ・フック
skyhook; sky-hook; sky hook

Variations:
スカイブルー
スカイ・ブルー

 sukaiburuu; sukai buruu / sukaiburu; sukai buru
    スカイブルー; スカイ・ブルー
sky blue

天から降ったか地から湧いたか

see styles
 tenkarafuttakachikarawaitaka
    てんからふったかちからわいたか
(expression) (idiom) (appearing) out of nowhere; as if one had fallen from the sky or sprung from the ground

Variations:
晴れ間
晴間
霽れ間(rK)

 harema
    はれま
(1) break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; (2) patch of blue sky; (3) (archaism) period of serenity

梅田スカイビルタワーイースト

see styles
 umedasukaibirutawaaiisuto / umedasukaibirutawaisuto
    うめだスカイビルタワーイースト
(place-name) Umeda Sky Building Tower East

梅田スカイビルタワーウエスト

see styles
 umedasukaibirutawaauesuto / umedasukaibirutawauesuto
    うめだスカイビルタワーウエスト
(place-name) Umeda Sky Building Tower West

Variations:
焼ける
灼ける
妬ける

 yakeru
    やける
(v1,vi) (1) (焼ける only) to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset); (v1,vi) (2) to be jealous; to be envious

Variations:
覗く
覘く
窺く
臨く

 nozoku
    のぞく
(transitive verb) (1) to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to look down into (a ravine, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; (transitive verb) (5) to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); (v5k,vi) (6) to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.); (transitive verb) (7) to examine (an expression); to study (a face); (v5k,vi) (8) (archaism) (esp. 臨く) (See 臨む・2) to face

Variations:
雲行き
雲ゆき(sK)

 kumoyuki
    くもゆき
(1) weather; look of the sky; (2) situation; turn of affairs; signs; way the wind is blowing

在天願做比翼鳥,在地願做連理枝


在天愿做比翼鸟,在地愿做连理枝

zài tiān yuàn zuò bǐ yì niǎo , zài dì yuàn zuò lián lǐ zhī
    zai4 tian1 yuan4 zuo4 bi3 yi4 niao3 , zai4 di4 yuan4 zuo4 lian2 li3 zhi1
tsai t`ien yüan tso pi i niao , tsai ti yüan tso lien li chih
    tsai tien yüan tso pi i niao , tsai ti yüan tso lien li chih
In the sky to be two birds flying wing to wing, on earth to be two trees with branches intertwined; wishing for conjugal bliss

Variations:
オープンスカイ
オープン・スカイ

 oopunsukai; oopun sukai
    オープンスカイ; オープン・スカイ
airline deregulation policy (wasei: open sky)

Variations:
スカイクレーン
スカイ・クレーン

 sukaikureen; sukai kureen
    スカイクレーン; スカイ・クレーン
sky crane; skycrane; flying crane

Variations:
スカイラウンジ
スカイ・ラウンジ

 sukairaunji; sukai raunji
    スカイラウンジ; スカイ・ラウンジ
sky lounge

大淀中梅田スカイビルタワーイースト

see styles
 ooyodonakaumedasukaibirutawaaiisuto / ooyodonakaumedasukaibirutawaisuto
    おおよどなかうめだスカイビルタワーイースト
(place-name) Ooyodonakaumeda Sky Building East Tower

大淀中梅田スカイビルタワーウエスト

see styles
 ooyodonakaumedasukaibirutawaauesuto / ooyodonakaumedasukaibirutawauesuto
    おおよどなかうめだスカイビルタワーウエスト
(place-name) Ooyodonakaumeda Sky Building West Tower

Variations:
スカイパーキング
スカイ・パーキング

 sukaipaakingu; sukai paakingu / sukaipakingu; sukai pakingu
    スカイパーキング; スカイ・パーキング
multi-storey parking garage (wasei: sky parking)

Variations:
スカイレストラン
スカイ・レストラン

 sukairesutoran; sukai resutoran
    スカイレストラン; スカイ・レストラン
restaurant at the top of a tall building (wasei: sky restaurant); restaurant with a view

Variations:
半纏
半纒
袢纏
半天
袢天(iK)

 hanten
    はんてん
(1) (See 羽織) traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; (2) (See 印半纏) livery coat; (3) (半天 only) half the sky; (4) (半天 only) mid-air; middle of the sky

Variations:
針の穴から天覗く
針の穴から天のぞく

 harinoanakaratennozoku
    はりのあなからてんのぞく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to have a narrow view of things; to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle

スカイパーフェクトコミュニケーションズ

see styles
 sukaipaafekutokomyunikeeshonzu / sukaipafekutokomyunikeeshonzu
    スカイパーフェクトコミュニケーションズ
(c) SKY Perfect Communications

スカイキャプテン・ワールドオブトゥモロー

 sukaikyaputen waarudoobutotomoroo / sukaikyaputen warudoobutotomoroo
    スカイキャプテン・ワールドオブトゥモロー
(work) Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (film); (wk) Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (film)

スカイパーフェクト・コミュニケーションズ

 sukaipaafekuto komyunikeeshonzu / sukaipafekuto komyunikeeshonzu
    スカイパーフェクト・コミュニケーションズ
(c) SKY Perfect Communications

Variations:
絵に描いた餅
絵に描いた餠
絵にかいた餅

 enikaitamochi
    えにかいたもち
(expression) (idiom) pie in the sky; castles in the air; drawing of a rice cake

Variations:
鍵の穴から天を覗く
鍵の穴から天をのぞく

 kaginoanakaratenonozoku
    かぎのあなからてんをのぞく
(exp,v5k) (idiom) to have a narrow view of things; to peep at the sky through a keyhole

Variations:
焼ける
灼ける
妬ける
嫉ける(rK)

 yakeru
    やける
(v1,vi) (1) (焼ける only) to burn; to burn down; to go down in flames; (v1,vi) (2) (焼ける only) to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; (v1,vi) (3) (焼ける, 灼ける only) to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); (v1,vi) (4) (焼ける only) to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset); (v1,vi) (5) (焼ける, 灼ける only) to become hot (from the sun); (v1,vi) (6) (焼ける, 妬ける, 嫉ける only) to be jealous; to be envious

Variations:
明けの明星
明の明星(io)
暁の明星(iK)

 akenomyoujou / akenomyojo
    あけのみょうじょう
(exp,n) (See 宵の明星) morning star; Lucifer; Phosphorus; Venus in the morning sky

Variations:
晴れ晴れ
晴ればれ
晴々
晴晴
晴れ晴(sK)

 harebare
    はればれ
(adv,adv-to,vs,vi) (1) bright; cheerful; in high spirits; (adv,adv-to,vs,vi) (2) clear (sky); cloudless; sunny

Variations:
朝焼けは雨、夕焼けは晴れ
朝焼けは雨夕焼けは晴れ

 asayakehaameyuuyakehahare / asayakehameyuyakehahare
    あさやけはあめゆうやけははれ
(expression) (proverb) red sky at night, sailors delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning; red sky at night, shepherds delight; red sky in morning, shepherds take warning

Variations:
覗く
覘く(rK)
窺く(rK)
臨く(rK)

 nozoku
    のぞく
(transitive verb) (1) to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); (transitive verb) (2) to look down into (a ravine, etc.); (transitive verb) (3) to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); (transitive verb) (4) to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; (transitive verb) (5) to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); (v5k,vi) (6) to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.); to peek through (sky through a forest canopy, etc.); (transitive verb) (7) to examine (an expression); to study (a face); (v5k,vi) (8) (archaism) (esp. 臨く) (See 臨む・2) to face

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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