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空々しい (そらぞらしい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

空そら々ぞらしい

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Meanings

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transparently false; hypocritical; insincere

Describes words or behavior that are obviously insincere, flattering, or pretended, and easily seen through.

彼かれの謝しゃ罪ざいは空そら々ぞらしくて、誰だれも信しんじなかった。
His apology was so transparently false that no one believed it.
空そら々ぞらしいお世

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辞じ

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言い

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嬉うれ

しく

ない

。

I'm not happy even if I'm given insincere flattery.

Written forms

空そら々ぞらしいUsage59%
Standard kanji spelling.
そらぞらしいUsage38%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing.
空そら空ぞらしいUsage3%
Variant kanji spelling using the non-repetition form of 空.

Kanji

空empty, sky, void

Similar words

うそっぽい
More casual and direct, meaning 'seems like a lie'. 空々しい emphasizes the obvious falseness and hypocrisy.
白しら々じらしい
Often used for pretending ignorance or innocence in an obvious way. 空々しい focuses more on hollow, insincere words or attitudes.

Etymology

Derived from 空 (そら, 'empty, hollow') reduplicated and adjectivized with しい, suggesting something that is empty of sincerity.