空
Meanings
empty air; sky
Refers to the physical empty space or the sky. Often used in compound words or literary contexts.
A bird is flying through the air.
emptiness; shunyata
Buddhist term for the concept of emptiness, the lack of intrinsic nature in all phenomena.
In Buddhism, the concept of emptiness is important.
Abbreviation of 空軍 (air force). Used in military contexts.
See also: 空軍
My dream is to become an air force pilot.
fruitlessness; meaninglessness
Describes something as empty, futile, or without substance. Can be used as a noun or adjectival noun.
His efforts ended in futility.
One of the five elements (五大) in traditional Japanese philosophy, representing void or space.
See also: 五大
As one of the five elements, void represents space.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Mathematical term for an empty set or empty condition.
The empty set has no elements.