Kanji 空: meanings, readings, and example words.
Kanji 空: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum. Readings and core meaning.
See vocabulary and examples below.
empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
When you perform the work (工) of digging a hole (穴), the space inside becomes empty. This represents the state of being empty or the vast, open space above us known as the sky.
空間 (あきま): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空間: vacant space / room for rent. Meanings and example sentences.
空ろ (うつろ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空ろ: empty / hollow / vacant. Meanings and example sentences.
大空 (おおぞら): meaning and examples
Japanese word 大空: the sky / the heavens. Meanings and example sentences.
空腹 (くうふく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空腹: hunger / empty stomach. Meanings and example sentences.
上空 (じょうくう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 上空: upper sky / high-altitude air. Meanings and example sentences.
空しい (むなしい): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空しい: empty / futile / meaningless. Meanings and example sentences.
架空 (かくう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 架空: fiction / imaginary / aerial. Meanings and example sentences.
空っぽ (からっぽ): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空っぽ: empty / vacant. Meanings and example sentences.
空想 (くうそう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空想: daydream / fantasy / imagination. Meanings and example sentences.
空中 (くうちゅう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空中: sky / air / in the air. Meanings and example sentences.
真空 (しんくう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 真空: vacuum / empty space. Meanings and example sentences.
空き (あき): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空き: vacancy / available space / free time. Meanings and example sentences.
空 (から): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空: sky / empty space. Meanings and example sentences.
航空 (こうくう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 航空: aviation / air transport. Meanings and example sentences.
空く (あく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空く: to become empty / to open / to be vacant. Meanings and example sentences.
空気 (くうき): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空気: air / atmosphere. Meanings and example sentences.
空港 (くうこう): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空港: airport. Meanings and example sentences.
空く (すく): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空く: to become empty / to have space. Meanings and example sentences.
空 (そら): meaning and examples
Japanese word 空: sky. Meanings and example sentences.
