空（そら）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: sky
Example sentences
- よく晴れて、空が青い。 — It's clear out, and the sky is blue.
- 夜の空にたくさんの星が光る。 — Countless stars shine in the night sky.
Idioms & proverbs containing “空”
- 空気 (くうき) — air; atmosphere
- 女心と秋の空 (おんなごころとあきのそら) — a woman's heart is as fickle as autumn weather
- 男心と秋の空 (おとこごころとあきのそら) — a man's heart is as fickle as autumn weather
- 空前絶後 (くうぜんぜつご) — (so marvelous or horrible that it may be) the first and probably the last
- 空中楼閣 (くうちゅうろうかく) — castle in the air
- 色即是空 (しきそくぜくう) — form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “空” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)