空
クウ・そら・あく・から
Sky, empty
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 穴
- 音読み
- クウ
- 訓読み
- そら、あ.く、から
Meaning
Sky, empty · cielo, vacío
Readings
- On (音読み): クウ
- Kun (訓読み): そら・あ.く・から
Example words
- 空（そら）— sky
- 空港（くうこう）— airport
- 空く（あく）— to become empty
Structure
Radical 穴 (あなかんむり · Hole, cave) · 8 strokes · school grade 1
Watch out
Three readings, three meanings: そら sky, から empty (空っぽ), くう in compounds (空港).
Common mistakes
- Three readings, three meanings: そら sky, から empty (空っぽ), くう in compounds (空港).
Examples
空そら
sky
空港くうこう
airport
空くあく
to become empty
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