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KanjiN4Grade 1 · 小18 strokesRadical 穴#304 in newspapers

空 · empty, sky

空 is a kanji meaning empty, sky, void, vacant. It has 8 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • クウkū

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • そらsora
  • あくaku
  • あきaki
  • あけるakeru
  • からkara
  • すくsuku
  • すかすsukasu
  • むなしいmunashii

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 空 · 19 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 空
WordReadingMeaningLevel
空そらskyN5
空気くうきair, atmosphereN4
空港くうこうairportN4
空くあくto open, to become empty (vacant)N4
空くすくto be empty (in reference to people), to be less crowdedN4
空きあきvacancy, opening, spaceN3
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More words that use 空
WordReadingMeaningLevel
空からemptyN3
航空こうくうaviation, flyingN3
架空かくうimaginary, fiction, fancifulN2
空っぽからっぽempty, vacant, hollowN2
空想くうそうdaydream, fantasyN2
空中くうちゅうsky, airN2
真空しんくうvacuumN2
空ろうつろblank, hollow, emptyN1
大空おおぞらheaven, the skyN1
空間くうかんspace, room, airspaceN1
空腹くうふくhungerN1
上空じょうくうsky, high-altitude sky, upper airN1
空しいむなしいvacant, futile, vainN1

Example sentence

空が晴れた。

そらがはれた

The sky has become clear.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #179482 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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