“Sky” or “Vacancy” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “空”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “空” means “Emptiness”, “Air” or “Falsehood” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “空”
Jouyou Kanji “空” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 8 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | くう(kuu) |
| こう(kou) | |
| く(ku) | |
| Kun-Yomi | そら(sora) |
| から(kara) | |
| あ(ける)(a(keru)) | |
| あな(ana) | |
| うつ(ろ)(utsu(ro)) | |
| うろ(uro) | |
| す(く)(su(ku)) | |
| むな(しい)(muna(shii)) | |
| Meanings | Sky |
| Futile, Empty, In vain, No purpose | |
| Vast, Wide | |
| Vacant, Hollow, Cavity, Blank | |
| Hole, Opening | |
| Gap, Crevice, Opening space, Chink | |
| Nothingness |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “空”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 空巣(あきす-a ki su) | ① Empty nest, ② Sneak thief, Burglar |
| 空地(あきち-ka ki chi) | Open area, Open land space |
| 空家(あきや-a ki ya) | Vacant house, Unoccupied house |
| 空蝉(うつせみ-u tsu se mi) | ① Cast-off skin of a cicada, ② One’s present existence, This mortal frame, This world, This life, Temporal things |
| 空揚げ or 唐揚げ(からあげ-ka ra a ge) | Fried chicken, Deep fried food, Deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or starch |
| 空威張り(からいばり-ka ra i ba ri) | Bluff, Bluster, Trying to show power without any real power |
| 空籤(からくじ-ka ra ku ji) | Blank (ticket), Unsuccessful lottery ticket |
| 空景気(からげいき-ka ra ge i ki) | False prosperity, Superficial prosperity, Borrowed boom |
| 空元気(からげんき-ka ra ge n ki) | To pretend to be energetic only on the surface, Pretending one is fine, Mere bravado |
| 空茶(からちゃ-ka ra cha) | Tea served without sweets |
| 空っ風(からっかぜ-ka ra kka ze) | Dry wind (without rain or snow) |
| 空梅雨(からつゆ-ka ra tsu yu) | Dry rainy season |
| 空手(からて-ka ra te) | Karate (One of Japanese martial art) |
| 空手形(からてがた-ka ra te ga ta) | ① Fictitious bill, Dishonoured bill, Bad check, ② Empty promise |
| 空振り(からぶり-ka ra bu ri) | ① Swing and a miss, ② (Punching and) failing to make contact, ③ (Ending in) failure, Fruitless effort, Vain attempt |
| 空回り(からまわり-ka ra ma wa ri) | Idling, Fruitless effort |
| 空位(くうい-ku u i) | Vacant post |
| 空間(くうかん-ku u ka n) | Space, Vacuity, Void, Room |
| 空閑地(くうかんち-ku u ka n chi) | Vacant lot, Vacant land |
| 空気(くうき-ku u ki) | ① Air, Atmosphere, ② Mood, Situation, ③ Someone who doesn’t stand out at all |
| 空気銃(くうきじゅう-ku u ki ju u) | Air gun, Air pistols |
| 空虚(くうきょ-ku u kyo) | ① Emptiness, Hollowness, Vacancy, Void, ② Inanity, Pointlessness, Meaninglessness |
| 空々(くうくう-ku u ku u) | ① All existence in the universe is empty, and the principle of emptiness itself is empty, ② Empty mind, Vacant mind, Void minded, Absent-minded |
| 空軍(くうぐん-ku u gu n) | Air force |
| 空閨(くうけい-ku u ke i) | Lonely spouseless bedroom, Bedroom of a neglected spouse |
| 空隙(くうげき-ku u ge ki) | Cavity, Void, Porosity, Gap, Lacuna |
| 空拳(くうけん-ku u ke n) | Empty hand, Bare hands |
| 空言(くうげん or そらごと-ku u ge n (or) so ra go o) | Falsehood, Lie, Meaninglessness, Nonsensicality, Bunk, Nonsense, Hokum |
| 空港(くうこう-ku u ko u) | Airport, Aerial port |
| 空谷(くうこく-ku u ko ku) | Lonely or uninhabited valley |
| 空際(くうさい-ku u sa i) | Horizon, Point where the sky meets the earth |
| 空山(くうざん-ku u za n) | Deserted lonely mountain |
| 空室(くうしつ-ku u shi tsu) | Vacant room, Vacancy, Unoccupied room, Empty room |
| 空車(くうしゃ or あきぐるま-ku u sha (or) a ki gu ru ma) | Empty car, Free (taxi), Empty conveyance |
| 空襲(くうしゅう-ku u shu u) | Air raid, Airstrike, Air attack |
| 空所(くうしょ-ku u sho) | Void space, Cavity, Void, Dead space, Blank, Gap, Dead space |
| 空席(くうせき-ku u se ki) | Vacant seat, Vacancy, Open seat |
| 空説(くうせつ-ku u se tsu) | Groundless rumor, Groundless story |
| 空前(くうぜん-ku u ze n) | Unprecedented, Record-breaking, Unheard-of |
| 空前絶後(くうぜんぜつご-ku u ze n ze tsu go) | The first and probably the last… |
| 空疎(くうそ-ku u so) | Empty (e.g. argument), Insubstantial, Hollow, Fruitless, Vacuous |
| 空想(くうそう-ku u so u) | Daydream, Fantasy, Fancy, Vision |
| 空即是色(くうそくぜしき-ku u so ku ze shi ki) | Emptiness is form, Illusion of the reality of matter |
| 空中(くうちゅう-ku u chu u) | Sky, Air, Mid-air |
| 空中楼閣(くうちゅうろうかく-ku u chu u ro u ka ku) | Castle in the air, Mirage, Imaginary |
| 空転(くうてん-ku u te n) | ① Idle running, Wheel slip, Idling, ② Going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc), Spinning one’s wheels, Going nowhere |
| 空洞(くうどう-ku u do u) | Cave, Cavity, Hollow |
| 空白(くうはく-ku u ha ku) | ① Blank space (in a document), Whitespace, ② Blank, Void, Gap, Vacuum |
| 空漠(くうばく-ku u ba ku) | ① Vast, Boundless, ② Vague |
| 空爆(くうばく-ku u ba ku) | Air raid, Aerial bombing |
| 空費(くうひ-ku u hi) | Waste, Wastefulness, Dissipation |
| 空腹(くうふく-ku u fu ku) | Hunger, Starvation |
| 空文(くうぶん-ku u bu n) | Dead letter, Empty statement, Dead law, Null statement, Dummy statement |
| 空母(くうぼ-ku u bo) | Aircraft carrier, Flat top |
| 空砲(くうほう-ku u ho u) | Blank shot, Firing a blank, Empty gun, Gun loaded with blanks |
| 空乏(くうぼう-ku u bo u) | Depletion, Destitution, Want, Scarcity, Dearth |
| 空名(くうめい-ku u me i) | False reputation, Empty name, Empty Title, Nominal title, Vain title |
| 空明(くうめい-ku u me i) | ① Moon’s reflection in the clear water, ② Nothing to hide, Nothing to reveal |
| 空輸(くうゆ-ku u yu) | Air transportation, Airlift |
| 空欄(くうらん-ku u ra n) | Blank column, Blank space |
| 空理(くうり-ku u ri) | Empty theory, Impracticable theory, Mere theory |
| 空冷(くうれい-ku u re i) | Air cooling |
| 空路(くうろ-ku u ro) | ① Air route, Air lane, ② By air, By plane |
| 空論(くうろん-ku u ro n) | Impractical theory, Doctrinarianism, Ideology |
| 空合い(そらあい-so ra a i) | Atmospheric condition, Weather, Weather condition |
| 空色(そらいろ-so ra i ro) | Sky-blue, Azure, Sapphire, Cerulean, Lazuline |
| 空頼み(そらだのみ-so ra da no mi) | Vain hope, Hoping against hope |
| 空泣き(そらなき-so ra na ki) | Dry sobs, False tears, Crocodile tears, Feigned sadness |
| 空涙(そらなみだ-so ta na mi da) | False cry, False tears, Crocodile tears |
| 空似(そらに-so ra ni) | Accidental resemblance |
| 空音(そらね-so ra ne) | Imitated cry (of an animal), Falsehood, Lie |
| 空念仏(そらねんぶつ or からねんぶつ-so ra ne n bu tsu (or) ka ra ne n bu tsu) | Empty words |
| 空耳(そらみみ-so ra mi mi) | ① Pretending not to hear, ② Mishearing, Mondegreen |
| 空模様(そらもよう-so ra mo yo u) | Look of the sky, Atmospheric condition, Weather condition |
| 架空(かくう-ka ku u) | ① Fictitious, Imaginary, Fanciful, Fabricated, ② Aerial, Overhead |
| 虚空(こくう-ko ku u) | Empty air, Empty space, Void |
| 真空(しんくう-shi n ku u) | Vacuum, Absolute void, Complete vacuity |
| 天空(てんくう-te n ku u) | ① Sky, ② Heavens, Empyrean, Firmament, Celestial sphere, Vault of heaven, Welkin |
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