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JLPT N5 · Noun

空 (sora)

空 (そら, sora) is a Japanese noun meaning “sky; the air”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
そら
Romaji
sora
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. sky; the air; the heavens · noun
  2. weather · noun
  3. far-off place; distant place · noun
  4. state of mind; feeling · noun · often as 〜空もない
  5. (from) memory; (by) heart · noun · usu. as 空で

Example sentences

ワシが空を飛んでいる。
An eagle is flying in the sky.
Tatoeba #191980

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

Kanji in 空

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 1245290 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.