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虚
void · empty · false · fiction · weak
N1On: きょ、こKun: むなしい、うつろ
Memory Aid
The top part (虍) looks like a 'tiger's head', and the bottom part (丘) is a 'hill'. Imagine a tiger roaring from a hollow hill, the sound echoing into an **empty void**.
'Kyo' — like a KYOto temple that feels perfectly still and **empty**.
'Munashii' — sounds like 'moon-ashy', like a dull, **empty** moon, making everything feel **vain**.
Vocabulary
虚無きょむnothingness, nihilism
虚偽きょぎfalsehood, lie
虚弱きょじゃくweak, frail
虚栄きょえいvanity
虚空こくうthe void, empty space
Example Sentences
努力が実らず、むなしい気持ちになった。
My efforts didn't bear fruit, and I felt a vain/empty feeling.
彼の話には多くの虚偽が含まれていた。
His story contained many falsehoods.
彼女の目はうつろだった。
Her eyes were vacant.
彼は虚弱体質なので、風邪をひきやすい。
He has a weak constitution, so he easily catches colds.