Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 空から っぽになる for something to become completely empty
The snack box had become completely empty before I noticed.
〈 物もの 〉 を 空から っぽにする to empty something out completely
I emptied out the refrigerator completely and cleaned it.
頭あたま が 空から っぽ one's mind is a blank / one's head is empty (of thoughts)
I'm so tired that my mind is completely blank.
空から っぽの 〈 物もの 〉 an empty (container, room, etc.)
I sighed looking at my empty wallet.
Related words 空虚 is a formal, often abstract or literary word for emptiness, while 空っぽ is the everyday, concrete way to say something is completely empty.
空 is a plain, often prefix-like word for 'empty' (空箱 , 空手 ), while 空っぽ is more colloquial and emphatic about total emptiness.
空っぽ is a plain adjective for something being completely empty, while ガラガラ (empty) adds the nuance of an echoing, sparsely occupied space.
空っぽ is a concrete, colloquial word for physical emptiness like an empty box, while 虚しい usually carries an emotional or metaphorical sense of hollowness.
空っぽ is a casual, everyday word for something being empty (like a box or stomach), while 虚ろ is literary and often carries emotional or existential weight.
Opposites いっぱい means 'full' while 空っぽ means 'completely empty', the two describing opposite states of a container or space.
空っぽ means completely empty, the opposite state of 満杯 , which means completely full.
Written forms 空から っぽ Usage 65%
Standard kanji-kana spelling; the most common written form.
からっぽ Usage 31%
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji 空 is not needed.
カラッポ Usage 4%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling used for emphasis or stylistic effect.
Etymology Derived from 空 (から , 'empty') with the suffix っぽ , which adds a colloquial, emphatic nuance. The exact historical derivation of っぽ is uncertain, but it often attaches to nouns to create an adjectival meaning.
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