empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

8 strokesFrequency 304JLPT N4Grade 1

On

クウ

Kun

そらあ.くあ.きあ.けるからす.くす.かすむな.しい

Nanori

うつ

Dictionary

Common Words

開ける空ける明けるけるIchidan verbFreq #583
1

開ける only; Transitive verb

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock

Examples
あなたの手紙を間違ってあけてしまってすいませんでした。
I'm sorry I opened your mail by mistake.
3人の少年達はその建物の扉を開けました
The three boys opened the doors of the building.
2

開ける only; Transitive verb

to open (for business, etc.)

3

Transitive verb; Esp. 空ける

to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room

Examples
財布の中身をこの袋に空けなさい。
Empty the purse into this bag.
4

Transitive verb; Esp. 空ける

to move out; to clear out

5

Transitive verb; Esp. 空ける

to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)

6

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける

to dawn; to grow light

7

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける

to end (of a period, season)

8

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける

to begin (of the New Year)

9

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明ける

to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)

Examples
次の土曜日の午後は空けておいてください。
Please leave next Saturday afternoon free.
10

Intransitive verb

to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

Freq #643
1

Common noun

sky; the air; the heavens

Examples
ワシがを飛んでいる。
An eagle is flying in the sky.
2

Common noun

weather

3

Common noun

far-off place; distant place

4

Common noun; Often as 〜空もない

state of mind; feeling

5

Common noun; Usu. as 空で

(from) memory; (by) heart

6

Common noun

falsehood; lie

7

Noun, used as a prefix; Before an adjective

somehow; vaguely

8

Noun, used as a prefix; Before a noun or a verb

fake

空気うきNounFreq #669
1

air; atmosphere

Examples
空気は音の媒体だ。
The air is a medium for sound.
2

mood; situation

3

Colloquial; Idiomatic expression

someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all

空間うかんNounFreq #1521
1

space; room; airspace

Examples
この無限の空間に漂う永遠の沈黙が私を恐怖に陥れる。
The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me.
開く空く明くGodan verbFreq #2012
1

Intransitive verb; Esp. 開く

to open (e.g. doors)

Examples
ぐいと押すとドアは開いた
The door yielded to a strong push.
2

Intransitive verb; Esp. 開く

to open (e.g. business, etc.)

3

Intransitive verb; Esp. 空く

to be empty

Examples
1塁があいていたので打者を歩かせた。
With first base open, he walked the batter.
4

Intransitive verb; Esp. 空く

to be vacant; to be available; to be free

Examples
放課後は空いてますか?
Are you free after school?
5

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明く

to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.)

6

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明く

to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

7

Intransitive verb; Esp. 明く

to come to an end

8

Transitive verb; Esp. 明く

to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

9

Intransitive verb

to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

Examples
その皮製の上着の両肘部分が擦り減って穴が空いた
The leather jacket has worn out at the elbows.
空中うちゅうNounFreq #3325
1

sky; air; mid-air

Examples
煙は空中へと舞い上がった。
The smoke ascended into the air.
上空ょうくうNounFreq #3821
1

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

Examples
寒波が日本の上空を通過したのです。
A cold wave passed over Japan.
空くIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #4177
1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty

Examples
どの車両がすいていますか。
Which car is less crowded?
2

to be hungry

Examples
私達はまだあまりお腹は空いていない
We aren't very hungry yet.
夜空ぞらNounFreq #4251
1

night sky

Examples
何かとても明るいものが夜空を横切って飛ぶのが見えた。
I saw something very bright fly across the night sky.
空っぽらっぽカラッポNoun~な Adj.~の Adj.Freq #5612
1

empty; vacant; hollow

Examples
町のどの家も空っぽだった。
All the houses in town were empty.

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