斜め上

ななめうえ

diagonally upward

Meanings

  1. noun diagonally upward
  2. slang, oft. as 予想の斜め上 (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

Its kanji

In sentences

彼あの発想はっそうはいつも斜ななめ上うえだ。 His ideas always come out of left field. #12242366