Memory phrase for the Kanji: 空


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Meaning

sky, open, air, empty

Pronunciation


sora, kara, akeru

Explanation

Top: hole, cavity (It is covered and a narrowing path leads into the cave.), bottom: to build/work

Mnemonic

When a hole is built in (i.e. into the ceiling), the free sky opens.

Radicals

OpeningAlso: hole, cavity, cavern - It is covered and a narrowing path leads into the hole / cave.
buildCross sectionial view of a H-steel beam for building or making.
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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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