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Kanji Details for 虚

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Stroke Count
11 Strokes
Radical
虍 + 5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth
Readings
Kun'yomi: むな.しい、うつ.ろ、うろ。
On'yomi: コ。(Go-on Reading)
キョ。(Kan-on Reading)

Japanese Meaning for 虚

Dictionary Entries for 虚

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

kyo
noun
  1. unpreparedness
  2. falsehood
  3. Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Stroke Order Diagrams for 虚

Construction of Character for 虚

Radicals and parts present in 虚
» Radical tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
» Part one, one radical (no.1)
» Part spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
» Part divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
» Part wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
Kanji variants for 虚
» Traditional Chinese Character, Old Character Form

Kanji related to 虚

  • 寿

Meanings in Other Languages for 虚

French
  1. vide, impréparation, craquelure, fissure, contre-vérité
Portuguese
  1. vazio, vacuidade, despreparo, abertura, fissura, falsidade
Spanish
  1. vacío, vano, hueco

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