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虚 means 'void'
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キョ コ
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Kun うつろ cavity, hollow むなしい vacant, empty
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In 虚 we find a hollow space, though it's often filled with lies. As such, it pops up in words about bluffs, false fronts, and vanity, as well as emptiness, both emotional and physical. When an effort is in vain, leading to nothing, 虚 again enables us to express that. Learn about its surprising relationship to 実. Also find out why you should never choose a spouse who has a 虚業!
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 虚 is used 2 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 虚 is used 95 times, read 4 ways (with 1 variation).
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キョ
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むなしい
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1. empty; void; vacant
2. vain; fruitless; futile; ineffective
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うつろ
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1. cavity; hollow; void2. hollow (voice); empty (heart); blank (eyes, face, etc.); vacant (stare)
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うつろ
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noun
unidentified craft said to have washed ashore in Ibaraki Prefecture during the Edo period (sometimes alleged to have been a UFO)(click the word for examples and links)
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