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    3. 頭上

    頭上

    頭ず上じょう

    overhead

    KMT7News #18+1Noun, ParticleNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab19 strokes

    ずじょう

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    overhead, above one's head, high in the sky

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    鳥とりが頭ず上じょうを飛とんでいった。

    A bird flew overhead.

    KMT5Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    頭ず上じょう注ちゅう意いの標ひょう識しきがあった。

    There was an "overhead caution" sign.

    KMT7Daily Life
    夏なつの夜よる、頭ず上じょうには満まん天てんの星ほしが輝かがやいていた。

    On a summer night, the sky overhead was glittering with countless stars.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    雷かみなりが頭ず上じょうで鳴になり響ひびき、激はげしい雨あめが降ふり始はじめた。

    Thunder roared overhead, and heavy rain began to fall.

    KMT7Nature & EnvironmentWeather & Geography
    飛ひ行こう機きが轟ごう音おんを立たてて頭ず上じょうを通つう過かした。

    An airplane passed overhead with a roar.

    KMT8Travel & TransportationDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
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