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今日の漢字
Grade 1JLPT N4

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

8 strokes · frequency rank #304

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クウ
Kun
そら、あ.く、あ.き、あ.ける、から、す.く、す.かす、むな.しい

Stroke order

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  8. 8

Common words

  1. くうこうairport1
    • Which airport do I leave from?

    • I'll drive you to the airport.

    • I'm at the airport now.

  2. こうくうaviation; flying2
    • The aviation expert analyzed the statistics in detail.

    • The cost of the air fare is higher than of the rail fare.

    • I was searched by the customs officers at the airport.

  3. からemptiness; being empty3
    • An eagle is flying in the sky.

    • I need to put some gas in the car, as it's almost empty.

    • The guard's truncheon hit air. Off balance, he regained his posture to see a metal-mesh rubbish bin flying towards him.

  4. くうきair; atmosphere4
    • The air is a medium for sound.

    • The air is fresh in the morning.

    • There is no air on the moon.

  5. こうくうきaircraft5
    • The newspaper company has ten aircraft.

    • That plane makes use of new technology.

    • Large planes brought about large amounts of sound pollution.

  6. くうばくaerial bombing6
    • The USA will only use air strikes in the country as a last resort.

    • The USSR will only use air strikes in the country as a last resort.

    • At that time, NATO bombed the bases of the Bosnian Serbs.

  7. くうかんspace; room; airspace7
    • The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.

    • Light waves travel through space and various kinds of materials.

    • Fruit trees require a large amount of space in which to grow.

  8. くうぐんair force8
    • He likes to relax at home with his family when he is on leave from the Air Force.

    • I went into the air force.

  9. じょうくうsky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air9
    • A cold wave passed over Japan.

    • A plane is flying above the city.

    • The helicopter is hovering overhead.

  10. かくうfictitious; imaginary; fanciful; fabricated10
    • You didn't really see a ghost―it was only imaginary.

    • All the characters in this drama are fictitious.

    • You say Nessie is an imaginary being, but I think she exists.

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