空ろ (うつろ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

空ろ (うつろ) means empty / hollow / vacant.

See example sentences below.

空ろ at a glance

空ろ

うつろutsuro

N1noun

empty / hollow / vacant

空ろうつろutsuroN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

empty / hollow / vacant

Example 1

彼の目は空ろだった。

Translation

His eyes were hollow.

Example 2

部屋の空ろな棚を見た。

Translation

I saw the empty shelves in the room.