Kanji

虚

虚

void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

虍部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キョ, コ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

むなしい, うつろ

Common Readings

キョ, コ

Example sentences

虚ろ うつろ
彼女は虚ろな表情で一点を見つめていた。

She was staring at one point with a vacant expression.

虚しい むなしい
努力も虚しく、計画は失敗に終わった。

Efforts were in vain, and the plan ended in failure.

哀鳴啾啾 あいめいしゅうしゅう
荒れ果てた墓地には、ただ虫たちの哀鳴啾啾たる声が虚しく響いていた。

In the desolate graveyard, only the mournful chirping of insects echoed vainly.

虚空 こくう
彼は何も言わず、ただ虚空を見つめていた。

He said nothing and just stared into the void.

謙虚 けんきょ
彼は成功しても、常に謙虚な姿勢を忘れない。

Even if he succeeds, he always remains humble and does not forget his modest attitude.

盈満之咎 えいまんのとがめ
成功している時こそ、盈満之咎を恐れて謙虚でなければならない。

Precisely when you are successful, you must be humble, fearing that things start to decline once they reach their peak.

空虚 くうきょ
夢を失った彼の心には、ただ空虚な感覚だけが残っていた。

He lost his dreams, and only a sense of emptiness remained in his heart.

虚 きょ
敵の虚を衝いて攻撃した。

We attacked by catching the enemy off guard.

虚勢 きょせい
彼は弱いところを隠すために虚勢を張っている

He is bluffing to hide his weakness.

Example Vocabulary

虚ろ

うつろ

hollow; vacant; empty

虚しい

むなしい

empty; vain; hollow; futile

虚空

こくう

empty space; void; the sky

謙虚

けんきょ

humble; modest

空虚

くうきょ

emptiness; hollow; void

虚無

きょむ

虚

きょ

unpreparedness; unguarded moment; void; lie

虚を突く

きょをつく

虚勢

きょせい

bluff; false show of power; bravado

虚勢を張る

きょせいをはる

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