空
8 strokes
Jōyō kanji
Taught in grade 1
JLPT N4
Radical: 穴 — cave
Meanings
empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuumKun readings
そら あ.く あ.ける から あ.き す.く す.かす むな.しいOn readings
クウName (nanori) readings
うつ き くExample words
- そら
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うわのそら上の空inattention; absent-mindedness
そら空sky; the air; the heavens
そらぞらしい空々しいfalse; hypocritical
そらみみ空耳mishearing
そらもよう空模様look of the sky; weather
- あ.く
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からだがあく体が空くto become free; to get time off
てがあく手が空くto be free; to be available
- あ.ける
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いえをあける家を空けるto be away from home; to be out of the house
いちじあける一字空けるto leave a space (between words)
じかんをあける時間を空けるto make oneself available (free)
みちをあける道を空けるto make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way
- から
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から空emptiness; being empty
からいばり空威張りbluffing; bluster; bravado
からて空手karate
からぶり空振りswing and a miss
からまわり空回りracing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels)
- あ.き
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あき空きspace; room; gap; emptiness
あきかん空き缶empty can
あきち空き地vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
あきびん空き瓶empty bottle
あきや空き家vacant house; unoccupied house
- す.く
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おなかがすくお腹が空くto get hungry; to become hungry
こばらがすく小腹が空くto become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
すく空くto become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty
はらがすく腹が空くto become hungry; to get an empty stomach
- す.かす
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おなかをすかすお腹を空かすto feel hungry; to get hungry
すかす空かすto feel hungry; to get hungry
はらをすかす腹を空かすto be hungry
- クウ
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くうき空気air; atmosphere
くうこう空港airport
くうそう空想daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
こうくう航空aviation; flying
しんくう真空vacuum