noun
nothingness; nihility; void
Refers to the philosophical or existential state of nothingness, emptiness, or the absence of meaning. Often used in literary, philosophical, or psychological contexts.
彼は人生の虚無を感じていた。
He felt the nothingness of life.
その小説は虚無の世界を描いている。
That novel depicts a world of nothingness.
Compound of 虚 (kyo, 'void, emptiness') and 無 (mu, 'nothingness'). The combination reinforces the concept of absolute nothingness or nihilism.