虚空
Meanings
1
empty space; void; empty sky
Refers to a vast, empty expanse, either the physical sky or a metaphorical void. Often carries a literary or philosophical tone.
He stared into empty space, lost in thought.
The bird disappeared into the empty sky.
Usage patterns
- 虚空をつかむto grasp at thin air
Before he collapsed, he clutched at thin air.
- 虚空に消えるto vanish into thin air/the void
The voice faded away into the void.
- 虚空を見つめるto stare into empty space/the void
The old man stared into the void, saying nothing.