8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N4

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

Kun'yomi
  • sky ②weather ③somehow ④fake
  • to open (e.g. doors) ②to open (e.g. business, etc.) ③to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) ④to have a hole
  • space ②vacancy ③free time ④disuse
  • to open (a door, etc.) ②to open (for business, etc.) ③to dawn ④to end (of a period, season)
  • emptiness
  • to become less crowded ②to be hungry
  • to feel hungry
  • empty ②vain ③lifeless
On'yomi
  • empty air ②shunyata ③fruitlessness ④void (one of the five elements) ⑤empty (e.g. set)
Nanori
  • うつ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

empty, sky, void
そら クウ す.く (1st, N4)
hole, aperture, slit
あな ケツ けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)

Contained In

Common Words

air ②mood ③someone with no presence
sky ②weather ③somehow ④fake
wide open sky
space ②vacancy ③free time ④disuse
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References

Unicode hex code 7A7A
JIS X 0208 1-22-85
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3317
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4192
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 66
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.17
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1452
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1327
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m5.12
Four corner code 3010.1
De Roo Code 772