noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. cavity, hollow, void.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. hollow (voice, smile, etc.), blank (eyes, look, etc.), vacant (expression, stare, etc.), empty (words, heart, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
虚ろ うつろ
 
空ろ うつろ
 
洞ろ うつろ
うつろ

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)
 (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)