Memory phrase for the Kanji: 空
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空 |
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Meaning
| sky, open, air, empty
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Pronunciation |
KŪ sora, kara, akeru |
Explanation |
Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), bottom: to build/work 工 |
Mnemonic
| When a hole is built in (i.e. into the ceiling), the free sky opens.
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Radicals
穴
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Opening | Also: hole, cavity, cavern - It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the hole / cave. |
工
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build | Cross sectionial view of a H-steel beam for building or making. |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
空 |
そら |
sky |
空港 |
くうこう |
airport |
空手 |
からて |
Karate |
航空 |
こうくう |
aviation, flying |
航空便 |
こうくうびん |
air mail, air freight |
真空 |
しんくう |
vacuum, hollow, empty |
空く |
すく |
to become open, to become empty |
空っぽ |
からっぽ |
empty, vacant, hollow |
空間 |
くうかん |
space, room, airspace |
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