虚無（きょむ）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: nihility/emptiness
Example sentences
- 目標を失って虚無に襲われる。 — Having lost his goal, he's overcome by a sense of emptiness.
- 虚無に陥らず意味を見出す。 — Instead of falling into nihilism, she finds meaning.
Idioms & proverbs containing “虚無”
- 虚無恬淡 (きょむてんたん) — rising above the trivia of life and remaining calm and selfless
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