Vocabulary
上の空
うわのそら
inattention; absent-mindedness
na-adjective
noun
Example sentences
彼(かれ)は授業中(じゅぎょうちゅう)上の空(うわのそら)だった。
He had his head in the clouds in class.
私(わたし)は彼(かれ)の言(い)うことを上の空(うわのそら)で聞(き)いていた。
While he was talking, I guess I was absent-minded.
君(きみ)はいつもうわの空(そら)だ。
You are always hearing but not listening.