Entry
  1. Noun

    complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things); nirvana (where this emptiness is realized)

    Buddhism

  2. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    quiet and lonely

    Archaic

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum

Kun
そら、あ.く、あ.き、あ.ける、から、す.く、す.かす、むな.しい
On
クウ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
304 of 2500
Radical
cave
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

うつ、き、く

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-5, 2-5-3SKIP code
3m5.12The Kanji Dictionary
3010.1Four corner code
772deroo
7a7aUnicode hex code
1-22-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3317Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4192New Nelson (John Haig)
2227New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2767Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1418Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1913Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1317Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1414Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
233A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
723Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
184Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
25415Morohashi
15A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
140Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
65sakade
77Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
66henshall3
73Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
304crowley
461Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17busy_people
1452Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1327Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
kong1, kong4Pinyin reading
gongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest

Kun
さび、さび.しい、さび.れる、さみ.しい
On
ジャク、セキ
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1599 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 56

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-3-8SKIP code
3m8.2The Kanji Dictionary
3094.7Four corner code
767deroo
5bc2Unicode hex code
1-28-68JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1315Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1342New Nelson (John Haig)
2290New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2855Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1472Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1982Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
720Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
777Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1871A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1436Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1300Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7200Morohashi
1345A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1669Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1784Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1213Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1422Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1380Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
487Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
727Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji4, ji2Pinyin reading
jeogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
56WaniKani level