Word
虚しい
むなしい
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CommonJLPT N1
Meanings
- I-adjective
empty; void; vacant
- I-adjective
vain; fruitless; futile; ineffective
- I-adjective
lifeless
In Spanish
vacante; fútil; vano; vacío; vacuo; inefectivo; inanimado; vacante; inútil; vano; vacío; ineficaz; sin vida
- Other forms
- 空しい
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
医者の努力も空しく、その男はまもなく死んでしまいました。
All the doctor's efforts were in vain and the man soon died.
Todos los esfuerzos del médico fueron en vano, enseguida el hombre murió.
Tatoeba #190866(opens in a new tab)彼の死は彼らの生活に空しさをもたらした。
His death has left a vacuum in their lives.
Tatoeba #117172(opens in a new tab)