虚しい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 虚しい
1
empty; void; vacant
Examples
彼は多くの日々をむなしく過ごさなければならなかった。
He had to spend many barren days.
2
vain; fruitless; futile; ineffective
3
lifeless
Kanji in this Word
虚
11 strokes
Frequency: 1454
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
void
emptiness
unpreparedness
crack
fissure
untruth
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
キョ
コ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
むな.しい
うつ.ろ
空
8 strokes
Frequency: 304
JLPT N4
Grade 1
Meanings
empty
sky
void
vacant
vacuum
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
クウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
そら
あ.く
あ.き
あ.ける
から
す.く
す.かす
むな.しい
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
うつ
き
く
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