【くう】

Frequency rank: 575.
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. empty air; sky
  2. shunyata; emptiness; the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenonBuddhism
  3. air forceabbreviationsee also
    4. noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
  4. fruitlessness; meaninglessness
  5. void (one of the five elements)see also
    6. nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
  6. empty (e.g. set)mathematics
Forms
  • 【くう】Frequency rank: 575.
  • くうFrequency rank: 13,903. – 13,943.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. empty air; sky
    2. This meaning refers to the physical space above the Earth, often used in contexts related to weather, nature, or the atmosphere.
    The sky is blue.
    Stars shine in the night sky.
  2. shunyata; emptiness; the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon
    3. In philosophical or spiritual contexts, this meaning discusses the concept of emptiness, which signifies that things do not possess an inherent, unchanging essence.
    In Buddhism, emptiness is one of the important teachings.
    Understanding the emptiness of things is the path to enlightenment.
  3. air force
    4. This meaning pertains to military aviation, specifically referencing the branch of the armed forces responsible for aerial operations.
    He joined the air force.
    The air force pilots are in training.
  4. fruitlessness; meaninglessness
    5. This meaning conveys a sense of futility or the lack of significant outcomes in an endeavor or situation.
    That effort ended up being fruitless.
    Everything felt meaningless.
  5. void (one of the five elements)
    6. This meaning relates to cosmological theories, particularly in the context of the five elements that make up existence, with void representing emptiness or space.
    Void exists within the universe.
    The void is considered one of the five elements.
  6. empty (e.g. set)
    7. This mathematical or logical meaning indicates a state of having no elements or being vacant, often used in set theory.
    This set is empty.
    An empty state indicates there is nothing.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to fly in the skyto look up at the skyairemptyplaceholderairportto create a voidemptinessvoid of nothingnessair forceend of the skyspacehollow; voidemptiness of the mindrainbow in the sky
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