青天井

Japanese

Kanji in this term
青	天	井
あお Grade: 1	てん Grade: 1	しょう > じょう Grade: 4
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
靑天井 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound from 青(あお) (ao, “blue”) + 天(てん)井(じょう) (tenjō, “ceiling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a̠o̞tẽ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ː]

Noun

青(あお)天(てん)井(じょう) • (aotenjō) 

1. (poetic) blue sky
2. (stock market) a status that market price is climbing and seems not to be declined