11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth

Kun'yomi
  • empty ②vain ③lifeless
  • cavity ②hollow (voice, smile, etc.)
On'yomi
  • キョ
    unpreparedness ②falsehood ③Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

キョ 67.4%
むなしい 11.6%
10.6%
うつ 10.4%

Character Breakdown

void, emptiness, unpreparedness
キョ むな.しい コ (8th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
 (Kentei 1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
business(業) variant
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

empty ②vain ③lifeless
cavity ②hollow (voice, smile, etc.)
empty space
emptiness ②inanity
falsehood ②fallacy (logic)
virtual image ②false image
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References

Unicode hex code 865A
JIS X 0208 1-21-85
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4109
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5269
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3237
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 32708
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1678
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1712
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1481
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1741
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1601
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 2012
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2m9.1
Four corner code 2121.2
De Roo Code 1274