空しい (munashii)
空しい (むなしい, munashii) is a Japanese い-adjective meaning “empty; void”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- むなしい
- Romaji
- munashii
- Word class
- い-adjective
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- empty; void; vacant · い-adjective
- vain; fruitless; futile; ineffective · い-adjective
- lifeless · い-adjective
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 空しい
い-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 空しい | むなしい munashii |
| Negative | 空しくない | むなしくない munashikunai |
| Past | 空しかった | むなしかった munashikatta |
| Negative past | 空しくなかった | むなしくなかった munashikunakatta |
| Te-form | 空しくて | むなしくて munashikute |
| Adverb (~ku) | 空しく | むなしく munashiku |
| Conditional (~ba) | 空しければ | むなしければ munashikereba |
Kanji in 空しい
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 空しい.
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空くうempty air
Source: JMdict entry 1245370 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.