Word

虚しい

むなしい
CommonJLPT N1

Meanings

  1. I-adjective

    empty; void; vacant

  2. I-adjective

    vain; fruitless; futile; ineffective

  3. I-adjective

    lifeless

In Spanish

  1. 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

  • 医者いしゃの努力どりょくも空むなしく、その男おとこはまもなく死しんでしまいました。

    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)

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