空

そら· also から、カラ、くう

sky; the air; the heavens; weather

JLPT N5 Common word Also written 虚

Meanings

Noun
sky; the air; the heavens
weather
far-off place; distant place
state of mind; feeling
(from) memory; (by) heart

All 17 meanings

falsehood; lie
Noun, prefix
somehow; vaguely
fake
Noun, No-adjective
emptiness; being empty
Prefix
not carrying anything; unburdened; empty-handed
dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false; no-show (reservation); put-on (cheeriness, courage, etc.); empty (compliments); insincere
Noun
empty air; sky
shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness
air forceAbbreviation
Noun, Na-adjective
fruitlessness; meaninglessness
void (one of the five elements)
No-adjective
empty (e.g. set)

Example sentences

空そらが晴はれた。

The sky has become clear.
この缶かんは空そらだ。

This can is empty.
鳥とりは空そらにいる。

The bird is in the sky.
空そらは広ひろいです。

The sky is big.
空そらが青あおいです。

The sky is blue.

More examples (10)

空そらを仰あおぎ見みる。

I gaze up at the sky.
空そらには雲くもがない。

There are no clouds in the sky.
空そらに雲くもが現あらわれた。

Clouds formed in the sky.
鳥とりが空そらにいます。

The bird is in the sky.
空そらが曇くもってきた。

The sky is becoming cloudy.
この瓶びんは空そらだよ。

This bottle is empty.
空そらを見みてみろよ！

Look up there at the sky!
雷鳴らいめいが空そらに轟とどろいた。

A sharp crack of thunder split the sky.
彼かれは空そらを見上みあげた。

He looked up at the sky.
彼かれは空そらを見みていた。

He was looking at the sky.