Kanji

虚

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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #145411 strokes

Meanings

void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth

ES: vacío, vano, hueco

On
キョ、コ
Kun
むな.しい、うつ.ろ

Common words

  • 謙虚けんきょmodest, humble
  • 虚しいむなしいempty, void, vacant
  • 虚栄きょえいvanity, vainglory
  • 虚偽きょぎfalsehood, untruth, lie, misinformation
  • 虚空こくうempty space, empty sky
  • 虚構きょこうfiction, fabrication, concoction
  • 虚弱きょじゃくfeebleness, weakness, imbecility
  • 虚心きょしんopen-minded, receptive, free from preconceived ideas

Example sentences

  • 彼は年をとるにつれて、一層謙虚になった。

    The older he grew, the more modest he became.

    Cuanto más viejo se hacía, más modesto se volvía.

    Tatoeba #101356(opens in a new tab)
  • 彼女かのじょは自分じぶんの業績ぎょうせきに謙虚けんきょである。

    She is modest about her achievement.

    Tatoeba #89055(opens in a new tab)

Dictionary data: JMdict and KANJIDIC2, property of the EDRDG, used under its licence (CC BY-SA 4.0).(opens in a new tab)

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