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[くう()]
kuu
noun, na adjective, no adjective

English Meaning(s) for 空

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)

Definition and Synonyms for 空

Prefabrication the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site
Synonyms: , , ,
Empty holding or containing nothing
Synonyms: ガラガラ, がらんどう, すっからかん, 無人, , , , がら空き, 空く, 空っぽ, 空虚, , 開く
Meaningless having no meaning or direction or purpose
Synonyms: 無意味, 無意義, , , ,
Sphere the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
Synonyms: スカイ, 一天, 上天, 九天, 大空, , , 天上, 天球, 天空, , , , ,
Air the region above the ground
Synonyms: , , , , 空中,
Hole a depression hollowed out of solid matter
Synonyms: , , , , 穴ぼこ, 穴隙, , , , 空洞, , , 虚ろ
Sky the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
Synonyms: スカイ, 大空, , , 天上, 天の原, 天空, 太虚, , , , , , 雲居
Vacuum an empty area or space
Synonyms: がらんどう, , , , 空白, 空虚,
Hole an unoccupied space
Synonyms: , , , , 穴ぼこ, 穴隙, , , , , , 虚ろ
Emptiness the state of containing nothing
Synonyms: がらんどう, エンプティー, 中空, , , , がら空き, 空っぽ, 空虚,
Hollowness the state of being hollow: having an empty space within
Synonyms: がらんどう, エンプティー, 中空, , , , 空き, 空く, 空っぽ, 空虚, , 開く
Vacuum the absence of matter
Synonyms: 明所, , , , 空所, 空白, 空虚, ,

Meanings for each kanji in 空

» empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum

Categories 空 is a member of

Manufacture the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
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Part the extended spatial location of something
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Surface the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object
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Atmosphere the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body
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Natural Depression a sunken or depressed geological formation
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Space an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
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Condition a state at a particular time
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Emptiness the state of containing nothing
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Sample Sentences for 空

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They filled in the blanks.
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He remembered that Room 418, a very small room, was empty.
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