Meaning of 空しい in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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空しい, 虚しいJLPT 1
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Kana Readingむなしい
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Romajimunashii
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- vacant; futile; vain; void; empty; ineffective; lifeless
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Example Sentences
空しい, 虚しい, むなしい used in context
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He had to spend many barren days.
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His death has left a vacuum in their lives.
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The struggle to succeed sometimes leaves people feeling empty.
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I must make up for lost time.
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Not worth speaking of.
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My life would be completely empty without you.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth
On: キョ, コ
Kun: むな.しい, うつ.ろ
11 strokes
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
8 strokes
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