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虚: empty

empty; void; falsehood
11 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 19 words here

Readings

On
キョ・コ
Kun
むなしい・うつろ

きょ: 謙虚(けんきょ) "modest", 虚偽(きょぎ) "falsehood", 空虚(くうきょ) "emptiness". こ in 虚空(こくう) "empty sky". 虚しい(むなしい) "empty; futile".

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Key words

謙虚けんきょmodest; humble
虚偽きょぎfalsehood
空虚くうきょemptiness
虚しいむなしいempty; futile
虚を突くきょをつくto catch off guard

Example sentences

He remained a humble person even after succeeding.

If you make a false report, you lose trust.

The room after my friend left felt somehow empty.

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