空
N5くう
[kuu]
Definitions
1.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
empty air; sky
4.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
fruitlessness; meaninglessness
Less common meanings (4)
2.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)Jargon
shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness
3.noun (common) (futsuumeishi)Jargon
air force
5.noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)Historical
void (one of the five elements)
6.nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'Jargon
empty (e.g. set)
Other Readings
「空」 has other readings with different meanings.
Example Sentences
空を切るように手を振った。
I waved my hand as if cutting through the air.
ボールが空高く上がっていった。
The ball went high up into the sky.
空に向かって大きな声で叫んでみたかった。
I wanted to shout loudly toward the sky.