JLPT N4 · 8 strokes
Kanji 空: "empty, sky, void"
The kanji 空 means "empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read クウ in on'yomi and そら, あ.く, あ.き, あ.ける, から in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
クウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
そらあ.くあ.きあ.けるから
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 304 of 2,501 |
Common words with 空
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 空sky; the air; the heavens · weather
- 空気air; atmosphere · mood; situation
- 空間space; room; airspace
- 空中(in) the air; midair; sky
- 上空sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
- 空くto become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty · to be hungry
- 夜空night sky
- 空っぽempty; vacant; hollow
- 空を飛ぶto fly in the air
- 青空blue sky
- 空腹empty stomach; hunger
- 空emptiness; being empty · not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed
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