A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 8 strokes

Empty ; Sky ; Void ; Vacant ; Vacuum

Readings on: クウ
Kun readings: そら・あ.く・あ.き・あ.ける・から・す.く・す.かす・むな.しい

空そら — sky

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 空港くうこう — airport Word card → Source
• 空気くうき — air; atmosphere Word card → Source
• 航空こうくう — aviation; flight Word card → Source
• 空腹くうふく — hunger Source
• 空巣あきす — Next door Source
• 空手からて — karate Source