Memory phrase for the character: 空

空

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Meaning

sky, open, air, empty

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.

Radicals

穴 OpeningIt is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into this hole or cave.
工 buildCross sectional view of a H-steel beam for building or making.




 Vocabulary

空 そら  sky
空手 からて  Karate
空港 くうこう  airport
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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