noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. virtually empty, quite empty.
  2. inadequately defended, defenseless.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
がら空き がらあき
 
 
 
がら空き がらすき
 
 
 
がら明き がらあき

Contained Kanji 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)