Meaning of 空 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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空JLPT 3
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Kana Readingから
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Romajikara
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- emptiness; vacuum; blank
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Example Sentences
空, から used in context
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The black angel spread those jet-black wings wide and flew up into the sky.
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The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
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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.
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A shooting star dashed through the sky.
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The sky cleared up soon after the storm.
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雷鳴が空に轟いた。
A sharp crack of thunder split the sky.
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Kanji found in this word
empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
On: クウ
Kun: そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から, す.く, す.かす, むな.しい
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