空 | Japanese meaning

空【そら】

Frequency rank: 575.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

sky; the air; the heavens
weather
far-off place; distant place
state of mind; feelingoften as 〜空もない
(from) memory; (by) heartusu. as 空で
falsehood; lie

noun, used as a prefix

somehow; vaguelybefore an adjective
fakebefore a noun or a verb

Forms

空【そら】Frequency rank: 575.
虚【そら】Frequency rank: 19,649. – 19,745.
そらFrequency rank: 20,239. – 20,326.

Generated definitions (experimental)

sky; the air; the heavens

This meaning refers to the visible expanse of space above us, where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.

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She was looking up at the sky.

weather

This meaning is used to describe atmospheric conditions, such as sunny, rainy, cloudy, etc.

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Today's weather is cloudy.

far-off place; distant place

This meaning indicates a location that is remote or far away.

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That town is far away from here.

state of mind; feeling

This meaning denotes one's emotional or mental condition.

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She was cheered up as if her spirits were lifted.

(from) memory; (by) heart

This meaning is used when something is done from memory or recollection.

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I memorized the lyrics by heart.

falsehood; lie

This meaning refers to something that is not true or accurate.

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I found out that the story was a lie.

somehow; vaguely

This meaning suggests a vague or unclear manner or feeling.

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He can't remember the name somehow.

fake

This meaning describes something that is not genuine or real, but rather an imitation or counterfeit.

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The wallet she was using turned out to be fake.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to look up at the skythe sky is bluethe air is clearto gaze at the skyclear skycolor of the skymorning skyempty heartstate of mindto daydreamto fly through the skydistant skybeyond the skyfake skyfalse skymemory of the skythings related to the sky

Example sentences

1 result

1. 。

Here's the bus.

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