| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 空 | くう | クウ |
Pronunciation: kuu
How to Say It Outloud: koo
Usage: Refers to emptiness or void, often used in philosophical or existential contexts.
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼の心は空虚だった。
彼の心は空虚だった。Example Sentence English:His heart was void.
His heart was void.| Hiragana |
|---|
| むなしい |
Pronunciation: munashii
How to Say It Outloud: moo-nah-shee
Usage: Used to describe a feeling of emptiness or something being in vain.
Example Sentence Japanese:努力が虚しいものになった。
努力が虚しいものになった。Example Sentence English:The effort became void.
The effort became void.| Kanji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|
| 無効 | むこう | ムコウ |
Pronunciation: mukou
How to Say It Outloud: moo-ko
Usage: Used in legal or formal contexts to indicate something is void or invalid.
Example Sentence Japanese:この契約は無効です。
この契約は無効です。Example Sentence English:This contract is void.
This contract is void.Dictionary
無効むこうCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
Noun
- invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
- Void (law)
空しいむなしいCommon wordjlpt-n1
I-adjective (keiyoushi)- empty; void; vacant
- vain; fruitless; futile; ineffective
- lifeless
虚ろうつろjlpt-n1
NounNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- cavity; hollow; void
- hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.); empty (words, heart, etc.)
超空洞ちょうくうどう
Noun- void
- Void (astronomy)
空虚くうきょCommon word
NounNa-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; void
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
空白くうはくCommon word
Noun- blank space (in a document)
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
- blank; void; gap; vacuum
- whitespace
ボイドボイド
Noun- void
- Void
宇宙空間うちゅうくうかんCommon word
Noun- (outer) space
- Outer space
空空くうくう
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)Noun
- empty; vacant; void
がらんどうがらんどう
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
Noun
- empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
失効しっこう
NounSuru verb
Intransitive verb
- lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
空孔くうこう
Noun- (electron) hole
- (lattice) vacancy; void
間隙比かんげきひ
Noun- void ratio
地水火風空ちすいかふうくう
Noun- earth, water, fire, wind and void (the five elements)
時効じこうCommon word
Noun- statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; prescription (including acquisitive and extinctive prescription)
- becoming invalid or void after a set time
- ageing; aging
- Statute of limitations
空虚感くうきょかん
Noun- feeling of emptiness; sense of void
色即是空しきそくぜくう
Noun- form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
一切皆空いっさいかいくう
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- matter is void; all is vanity
空々寂々くうくうじゃくじゃく
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no''taru' adjective
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
- deserted and lonesome; quiet and alone; innocent and nonattached; All is void
破棄はきCommon wordjlpt-n1
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction
Suru verb
Transitive verb
- annulment; cancellation; abrogation; voiding; breaking (e.g. a treaty)
Suru verb
Transitive verb
- reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
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