空
commonempty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum
Radical: 穴 (cave). Strokes: 8画. Elements: 穴工儿宀. . Hangul: 공 [gong]. Nanori: うつ / き / くutsu / ki / ku.
Jōyō Kanji 1st Grade. JLPT N4.
Example compounds:
| クウKŪ | 空陸【くうりくkūriku】land and air; land and air forces 滑空【かっくうkakkū】gliding in a glider 高空【こうくうkōkū】high altitude |
| そらsora | 絵空事【えそらごとesoragoto】fabrication; pipe dream 空模様【そらもようsoramoyō】look of the sky; weather 空【そらsora】sky; the heavens |
| あくaku | 空く【あくaku】to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to come to an end; to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to have a hole 穴が空く【あながあくanagāku】to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole) 時間が空く【じかんがあくjikangāku】to have time free; to have time to spare |
| あきaki | 空き巣【あきすakisu】prowler; empty nest 空き室【あきしつakishitsu】vacant or unoccupied room 空き瓶【あきびんakibin】empty bottle |
| あけるakeru | 空ける【あけるakeru】to open (a door, etc.); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to dawn; to end 間を空ける【まをあけるmawoakeru】to leave space (between) 一字空ける【いちじあけるichijiakeru】to leave a space (between words) |
| からkara | 空回り【からまわりkaramawari】racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; fruitless effort 空揚げ【からあげkarāge】fried (e.g. potatoes, chicken) 空っぽ【からっぽkarappo】empty; vacant; hollow |
| すくsuku | 空く【すくsuku】to become less crowded; to be hungry お腹が空く【おなかがすくonakagasuku】to become hungry; to get an empty stomach 腹が空く【はらがすくharagasuku】to become hungry; to get an empty stomach |
| すかすsukasu | 手を空かす【てをすかすtewosukasu】to make oneself available 腹を空かす【はらをすかすharawosukasu】to be hungry 空かす【すかすsukasu】to feel hungry; to get hungry |
| むなしいmunashii | 空しい【むなしいmunashii】vacant; futile; vain; void; empty; ineffective; lifeless 空しい名声【むなしいめいせいmunashiimeisei】empty name |
Codepoints and classification codes:
Dictionary indices:
| 7a7a | – | Unicode |
| 22-85 | – | JIS X 0208 |
| 2-3-5 | – | SKIP |
| 3m5.12 | – | TKD |
| 3010.1 | – | Four Corner |
| 772 | – | De Roo |
| 3317 | – | Classic Nelson |
| 4192 | – | The New Nelson Character Dictionary by A. Nelson |
| 2227 | – | New Japanese-English Character Dictionary by J. Halpern |
| 1418 | – | Kanji Learner's Dictionary by J. Halpern |
| 1317 | – | Remembering the Kanji by J. Heisig |
| 233 | – | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage (Gakken) |
| 723 | – | Japanese Names by P.G. O'Neill |
| 184 | – | Essential Kanji by P.G. O'Neill |
| 25415 | – | Daikanwajiten 「大漢和辞典」 by T. Morohashi vol. 8 p. 643 |
| 15 | – | A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters by K.G. Henshall |
| 140 | – | Kanji & Kana by Spahn and Hadamitzky |
| 65 | – | Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese (H) by F. Sakade |
| 77 | – | Kanji Flashcards by M. Hodges and T. Okazaki |
| 66 | – | Guide to Reading & Writing Japanese: Third Edition 3rd edition by Henshall |
| 73 | – | Tuttle Kanji Cards by A. Kask |
| 304 | – | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power by D. Crowley |
| 461 | – | Kanji in Context by Nishiguchi and Kono |
| 2.17 | – | Japanese for Busy People by the AJLT |
| 1452 | – | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1327 | – | Y. Maniette's French adaptation of Heisig |