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Kanji Details for 空

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Stroke Count
8 Strokes
Radical
穴 + 3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings
Kun'yomi: あ.き、あ.く、す.く、あ.ける、す.かす、から、そら、むな.しい。
On'yomi: クウ。

Japanese Meaning for 空

Dictionary Entries for 空

kara
noun, no adjective
  1. emptiness; vacuum; blank

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

uro
utsuo
utsuho
utsuse
noun
  1. hollow; cavity; hole

kuu
noun
  1. empty air; sky
  2. shunyata; emptiness; the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon
  3. air force
noun, na adjective
  1. fruitlessness; meaninglessness
  2. void (one of the five elements)
no adjective
  1. empty (e.g. set)

Stroke Order Diagrams for 空

Construction of Character for 空

Radicals and parts present in 空
» Radical hole, aperture, slit, cave, den
» Part legs radical (no. 10)
» Part shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
» Part craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
Origin and construction of 空

Kanji related to 空

  • 沿

  • 宿

Meanings in Other Languages for 空

French
  1. vide, ciel, vacant, creux
Portuguese
  1. esvaziar, ceú, desocupado, vazio, vácuo
Spanish
  1. cielo, atmósfera, vacío, vacante, quedarse vacío, vaciar

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