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What is the Kanji for 'Empty' and 'Void'? | 虚

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Empty' and 'Void', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Empty' and 'Void' is 虚.

    kanji

    虚

    Meaning

    Empty, Void

    Reading

    kunyomiむな

    muna

    onyomiこ

    ko

    きょ

    kyo

    Parts

    业Business (業)虍

    Radical

    虍

    Stroke Count

    11

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    8

    Frequency

    1045

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 虚

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    业

    Meaning

    Business

    component

    虍

虚 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of one other kanji:

    kanji

    戯

    Meaning

    Play, Frolic

Kanji Related to 虚 Through the Part 业

These 2 kanji contain the part 业 as well.

    kanji

    業

    Meaning

    Business

    kanji

    並

    Meaning

    Line, Row

Kanji Related to 虚 Through the Part 虍

These 6 kanji contain the part 虍 as well.

    kanji

    慮

    Meaning

    Consider

    kanji

    虐

    Meaning

    Cruel, Oppress

    kanji

    虜

    Meaning

    Captive

    kanji

    虎

    Meaning

    Tiger

    kanji

    虞

    Meaning

    Fears, Uneasiness

    kanji

    膚

    Meaning

    Skin

Learn the Kanji 虚

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 虚 mean?

虚 means 'Empty' and 'Void'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.