むな
虚
　
し
　
い

adjective

  1. empty, void, vacant.
  2. vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective.
  3. lifeless.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
むな
虚
　
し
　
い
 虚しい むなしい ✔
むな
空
　
し
　
い
 空しい むなしい ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

void, emptiness, unpreparedness
キョ　むな.しい　コ (8th, N1)
tiger spots, mottled, tiger or tiger crown radical (no. 141)
コ (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)