Entry
  1. Noun

    look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather

    空模様から判断すると、雪が降りそうだ。
    Judging from the look of the sky, it is going to snow.
  2. course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing

    oft. with neg. nuance

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

3
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

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

imitation, copy, mock

On
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
668 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 25

Built from

Used in names as

がみ

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-4-10SKIP code
4a10.16The Kanji Dictionary
4493.4Four corner code
1863deroo
6a21Unicode hex code
1-44-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2345Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2825New Nelson (John Haig)
1050New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1326Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
720Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
963Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
229Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
244Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
691A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2104Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1218Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15453XMorohashi
980A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1425Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1514Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1445Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
992henshall3
980Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1160Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1109Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
234Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
mo2, mu2Pinyin reading
moKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
25WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

Kun
さまさん
On
ヨウショウ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
493 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-10SKIP code
4a10.25The Kanji Dictionary
4893.2Four corner code
1842deroo
69d8Unicode hex code
1-45-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2341Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2821New Nelson (John Haig)
1052New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1332Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
723Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
969Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
933Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1003Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
472A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2099Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
309Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
15352PMorohashi
407A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
403Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
407Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
328sakade
641Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
430henshall3
429Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
216crowley
677Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.15busy_people
1110Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
942Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yang4Pinyin reading
yangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level