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空 — sky; empty (JLPT N5 kanji)

sky; empty

 

8 strokesgrade 1 (Japan)JLPT N5very common

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Readings

On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)

Meanings

skyempty

Words with 空

sky

Appears in these kanji

hold back

In the vocabulary

The sky is blue today.

How to remember it

Spot 穴 at the top. Imagine an opening through which you can see a wide, empty sky.