JLPT N3 · Noun

空 (kara)

空 (から, kara) is a Japanese noun meaning “emptiness; being empty”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: から
Romaji: kara
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

emptiness; being empty · noun, noun taking の
not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed · prefix
dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments) · prefix

Example sentences

ほとんど空なのでガソリンを入れなくてはなりません。

I need to put some gas in the car, as it's almost empty.

Tatoeba #196121

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

Kanji in 空

empty, sky, voidクウ・そら・あ.く · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 空.

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空きあきspace航空こうくうaviation架空かくうfictitious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大空おおぞらwide open sky空間くうかんspace空腹くうふくempty stomach

Source: JMdict entry 1245280 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.