JLPT N2 · Noun

架空 (kakuu)

架空 (かくう, kakuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “fictitious; imaginary”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かくう
Romaji: kakuu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; fabricated · noun taking の, noun
aerial; overhead · pre-noun

Example sentences

あなたは本当に幽霊を見たのではない。それは架空のものでしかなかったのだ。

You didn't really see a ghost―it was only imaginary.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 架空

架

erect, frame, mountカ・か.ける・か.かる · 9 strokes

空

empty, sky, voidクウ・そら・あ.く · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 架空.

担架たんかstretcher空そらsky空気くうきair空港くうこうairport空くあくto open (e.g. doors)空くすくto become less crowded空からemptiness空きあきspace航空こうくうaviation空想くうそうdaydream空中くうちゅう(in) the air真空しんくうvacuum空っぽからっぽempty空くうempty air

Source: JMdict entry 1193130 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.