空 sky
Also: empty
- On'yomi
- クウ
- Kun'yomi
- そら、あ-く、から
- Strokes
- 8
- JLPT
- N4
- Taught in
- Primary school, year 1
In the kun'yomi, the kana after a dash are written after the kanji (okurigana): あ-く.
Stroke order
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
Remember it
A hole made by construction work — dig far enough up through the roof and you get the wide empty sky.
A common word
- 空港 くうこう airport
Example sentences
今日は空がきれいですね。
きょうはそらがきれいですね。
The sky is beautiful today, isn't it?
この箱は空だから軽いです。
このはこはからだからかるいです。
This box is empty, so it's light.
Kanji that share a part
穴 is its radical.
- 究 investigate
- 窓 window
- 突 stab N3
- 窒 nitrogen N2
- 窃 steal N1
- 窟 cave N1
- 窯 kiln N1
- 窮 poverty N1
工 is a component. 13 kanji share it in all.
- 左 left
- 功 achievement
- 式 ceremony
- 差 distinction N3
- 恐 fear N3
- 攻 attack N2
- 紅 crimson N2
- 項 clause N2