空
Empty
Meanings
Empty, Sky, Void, Vacant, Vacuum
On'yomi
くう
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
空 is written in 8 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
空 (Empty) is taught on WaniKani at level 5 and appears in the JLPT N4 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 1 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #304 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 8 strokes.
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