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空穴 (からけつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

空から穴けつ

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Meanings

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na-adjective, noun

flat broke; stone broke

Slang expression for having absolutely no money; often used in casual conversation.

給きゅう料りょう日び前まえで、もうからけつだ。
I'm already flat broke before payday.
財さい布ふの中なか身みがからけつで、何なにも買かえない。
My wallet is completely empty, so I can't buy anything.

Kanji

空empty, sky, void
穴hole, aperture, slit

Similar words

すっからかん
Also means completely empty or broke, but is more general and can refer to containers or places being empty, not just money.
一いち文もん無なし
A more formal or literary expression for being penniless.

Etymology

Compound of 空 (kara, 'empty') and 穴 (ketsu, slang for 'money' or 'funds', from the idea of a hole or zero). The exact origin of 穴 as slang for money is uncertain, but it may derive from the image of an empty hole or zero balance.