1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
emptiness;being empty
ほとんど空なのでガソリンを入れなくてはなりません。
I need to put some gas in the car, as it's almost empty.
2
prefix
not carrying anything;unburdened;empty-handed
3
prefix
dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.);false;no-show (reservation);put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.);empty (compliments);insincere
Other forms
虚 【から】 (rarely used kanji form)
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
sky;the air;the heavens
ワシが空を飛んでいる。
An eagle is flying in the sky.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
weather
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
far-off place;distant place
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
state of mind;feeling
often as 〜空もない
5
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
(from) memory;(by) heart
usu. as 空で
6
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
falsehood;lie
7
noun
somehow;vaguely
before an adjective
8
noun
fake
before a noun or a verb
Other forms
虚 【そら】 (word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage)
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
hollow;cavity;hole
Other forms
空 【うろ】 · 洞 【うろ】
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
empty air;sky
警棒で空をなぐりつけ、よろめいて体勢をたてなおしたガードマンは、自分に向かって突進してくる金網づくりのクズカゴを見た。
The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.
2
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Buddhism
shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon);emptiness
3
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
abbreviation
air force
4
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
fruitlessness;meaninglessness
5
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
void (one of the five elements)
6
nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
mathematics
empty (e.g. set)
