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空席

see styles
 kuuseki / kuseki
    くうせき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) empty seat; unoccupied seat; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) vacancy; vacant post

空幻

see styles
kōng huàn
    kong1 huan4
k`ung huan
    kung huan
vanity; empty fantasy; illusion

空店

see styles
 akimise
    あきみせ
    akidana
    あきだな
(irregular okurigana usage) empty house; empty shop

空心

see styles
kòng xīn
    kong4 xin1
k`ung hsin
    kung hsin
 kūshin
on an empty stomach
An empty mind, or heart; a mind meditating on the void, or infinite; a mind not entangled in cause and effect, i.e. detached from the phenomenal.

空所

see styles
 kuusho / kusho
    くうしょ
blank; empty space; gap

空拳

see styles
kōng quán
    kong1 quan2
k`ung ch`üan
    kung chüan
 kuuken / kuken
    くうけん
with bare hands; with or from nothing
riktamuṣṭi; empty fist, i.e. deceiving a child by pretending to have something for it in the closed hand; not the Buddha's method.

空曠


空旷

see styles
kōng kuàng
    kong1 kuang4
k`ung k`uang
    kung kuang
spacious and empty; void

空有

see styles
kōng yǒu
    kong1 you3
k`ung yu
    kung yu
 kūu
Unreal and real, non-existent and existent, abstract and concrete, negative and positive.

空果

see styles
kōng guǒ
    kong1 guo3
k`ung kuo
    kung kuo
 kūka
Empty fruit; also fruit of freedom from the illusion that things and the ego are real.

空桶

see styles
 karaoke
    からおけ
(1) (rare) empty bucket; (2) (joc) (See 空オケ・からオケ) karaoke

空殼


空壳

see styles
kōng ké
    kong1 ke2
k`ung k`o
    kung ko
empty shell

空泛

see styles
kōng fàn
    kong1 fan4
k`ung fan
    kung fan
vague and general; not specific; shallow; empty

空洞

see styles
kōng dòng
    kong1 dong4
k`ung tung
    kung tung
 kuudou / kudo
    くうどう
cavity; empty; vacuous
(1) cave; hollow; cavity; (can be adjective with の) (2) hollow

空焚

see styles
 karadaki
    からだき
(noun/participle) heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.

空理

see styles
kōng lǐ
    kong1 li3
k`ung li
    kung li
 kuuri / kuri
    くうり
empty theory; impracticable theory; (female given name) Kuuri
The śūnya principle, or law, i.e. the unreality of the ego and phenomena.

空瓶

see styles
 karabin
    からびん
(irregular okurigana usage) empty bottle

空疎

see styles
 kuuso / kuso
    くうそ
(noun or adjectival noun) empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless

空疏

see styles
kōng shū
    kong1 shu1
k`ung shu
    kung shu
shallow; empty

空相

see styles
kōng xiàng
    kong1 xiang4
k`ung hsiang
    kung hsiang
 kuusou / kuso
    くうそう
{Buddh} the empty nature of all things
Voidness, emptiness, space, the immaterial, that which cannot be expressed in terms of the material. The characteristic of all things is unreality, i.e. they are composed of elements which disintegrate. v. 空.

空砲

see styles
 kuuhou / kuho
    くうほう
(See 空包) empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank

空箱

see styles
 karabako
    からばこ
    akibako
    あきばこ
empty box

空缶

see styles
 akikan
    あきかん
empty can

空聚

see styles
kōng jù
    kong1 ju4
k`ung chü
    kung chü
 kūju
(1) An empty abode or place. (2) The body as composed of the six skandhas, which is a temporary assemblage without underlying reality.

空腸


空肠

see styles
kōng cháng
    kong1 chang2
k`ung ch`ang
    kung chang
 kuuchou / kucho
    くうちょう
jejunum (empty gut, middle segment of small intestine between duodenum 十二指腸|十二指肠[shi2 er4 zhi3 chang2] and ileum 回腸|回肠[hui2 chang2])
{anat} jejunum

空處


空处

see styles
kōng chù
    kong1 chu4
k`ung ch`u
    kung chu
 sorajo
    そらじょ
(surname) Sorajo
空無邊處 Ākāśānantyāyatana; the abode of infinite space, the formless, or immaterial world 無色界 the first of the arūpaloka heavens, one of the four brahmalokas.

空言

see styles
kōng yán
    kong1 yan2
k`ung yen
    kung yen
 kūgon
    むなこと
falsehood; lie
empty talk

空話


空话

see styles
kōng huà
    kong1 hua4
k`ung hua
    kung hua
empty talk; bunk; malicious gossip

空身

see styles
kōng shēn
    kong1 shen1
k`ung shen
    kung shen
 karami
    からみ
empty handed (carrying nothing); alone
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)

空車

see styles
 kuusha(p); karaguruma / kusha(p); karaguruma
    くうしゃ(P); からぐるま
(1) (ant: 実車・1) empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi; (2) (くうしゃ only) (ant: 満車) having spaces available (of a parking lot)

空闃


空阒

see styles
kōng qù
    kong1 qu4
k`ung ch`ü
    kung chü
empty and quiet

空集

see styles
kōng jí
    kong1 ji2
k`ung chi
    kung chi
empty set (set theory)

空點


空点

see styles
kōng diǎn
    kong1 dian3
k`ung tien
    kung tien
 kūten
The dot over the ṃ or ṅ in Sanskrit, symbolizing that all things are empty or unreal; used by the Shingon sect with various meanings.

脱殻

see styles
 nukegara
    ぬけがら
(irregular okurigana usage) cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

舜若

see styles
shùn ruò
    shun4 ruo4
shun jo
 shunnya
śūnya, empty, unreal, incorporeal, immaterial, 空 q.v.

荒空

see styles
huāng kōng
    huang1 kong1
huang k`ung
    huang kung
 kōkū
Empty, deserted.

蕭然


萧然

see styles
xiāo rán
    xiao1 ran2
hsiao jan
 shouzen / shozen
    しょうぜん
desolate; empty
(adj-t,adv-to) (form) lonely; lonesome; desolate; dreary; bleak
desolate

虗空

see styles
xū kōng
    xu1 kong1
hsü k`ung
    hsü kung
 kokū
empty

虚ろ

see styles
 utsuro
    うつろ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) cavity; hollow; void; (adjectival noun) (2) hollow (voice); empty (heart); blank (eyes, face, etc.); vacant (stare)

虚名

see styles
 kyomei / kyome
    きょめい
false reputation; empty title; empty name

虚礼

see styles
 kyorei / kyore
    きょれい
empty (useless) formalities

虚舟

see styles
 kyoshuu / kyoshu
    きょしゅう
empty boat; (given name) Kyoshuu

虛文


虚文

see styles
xū wén
    xu1 wen2
hsü wen
dead letter; rule no longer in force; empty formality

虛無


虚无

see styles
xū wú
    xu1 wu2
hsü wu
 komu
nothingness
Empty, non-existent, unreal, incorporeal, immaterial.

虛玄


虚玄

see styles
xū xuán
    xu1 xuan2
hsü hsüan
 kogen
empty and mysterious

虛腕


虚腕

see styles
xū wàn
    xu1 wan4
hsü wan
empty wrist (method of painting)

虛言


虚言

see styles
xū yán
    xu1 yan2
hsü yen
 kogon
empty words; false words
Empty words, baseless talk.

虛譽


虚誉

see styles
xū yù
    xu1 yu4
hsü yü
imaginary reputation; empty fame

閑散


闲散

see styles
xián sǎn
    xian2 san3
hsien san
 kansan
    かんさん
idle; unused; at leisure
(adv-to,adj-na,n) (1) deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; still; hushed; empty; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; flat; off-season; quiet; dull; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) idle; free; unoccupied

闕官

see styles
 kekkan
    けっかん
(1) empty government position; (noun/participle) (2) dismissing a government official

陳腐


陈腐

see styles
chén fǔ
    chen2 fu3
ch`en fu
    chen fu
 chinpu
    ちんぷ
trite; clichéd; empty and trite; banality; platitude
(noun or adjectival noun) stale; hackneyed; cliched

電欠

see styles
 denketsu
    でんけつ
running out of electricity (esp. an electric vehicle); having an empty battery

非空

see styles
fēi kōng
    fei1 kong1
fei k`ung
    fei kung
 hikū
nonempty (set)
not empty

飢腸

see styles
jī cháng
    ji1 chang2
chi ch`ang
    chi chang
empty stomach

餓腸

see styles
è cháng
    e4 chang2
o ch`ang
    o chang
an empty stomach

馳騖


驰骛

see styles
chí wù
    chi2 wu4
ch`ih wu
    chih wu
to move swiftly; to speed; to run after (empty fame, power, money etc)

お題目

see styles
 odaimoku
    おだいもく
(1) (polite language) Nichiren chant; (2) (an empty) slogan

すき腹

see styles
 sukibara
    すきばら
    sukihara
    すきはら
empty stomach; hunger

一切空

see styles
yī qiè kōng
    yi1 qie4 kong1
i ch`ieh k`ung
    i chieh kung
 issai kū
all empty

一向空

see styles
yī xiàng kōng
    yi1 xiang4 kong1
i hsiang k`ung
    i hsiang kung
 ikkō kū
exclusively empty

三三昧

see styles
sān sān mèi
    san1 san1 mei4
san san mei
 san zanmai
(三三昧地) The three samādhis, or the samādhi on three subjects; 三三摩 (三三摩地); 三定, 三等持; 三空; 三治; 三解脫門; 三重三昧; 三重等持. There are two forms of such meditation, that of 有漏 reincarnational, or temporal, called 三三昧; and that of 無 漏 liberation, or nirvāṇa, called 三解脫. The three subjects and objects of the meditation are (1) 空 to empty the mind of the ideas of me and mine and suffering, which are unreal; (2) 無相to get rid of the idea of form, or externals, i.e. the 十相 which are the five senses, and male and female, and the three 有; (3) 無願 to get rid of all wish or desire, also termed無作 and 無起. A more advanced meditation is called the Double Three Samādhi 重三三昧 in which each term is doubled 空空, 無相無相, 無願無願. The esoteric sect has also a group of its own.

不但空

see styles
bù dàn kōng
    bu4 dan4 kong1
pu tan k`ung
    pu tan kung
 fu tankū
Not only the void '; or, non-void; śrāvakas and pratyekabuddhas see only the 'void', bodhisattvas see also the non-void, hence 不但空 is the 中道空 the 'void' of the 'mean'. It is a term of the 通敎 Intermediate school.

不空法

see styles
bù kōng fǎ
    bu4 kong1 fa3
pu k`ung fa
    pu kung fa
 fukū hō
non-empty dharmas

假大空

see styles
jiǎ dà kōng
    jia3 da4 kong1
chia ta k`ung
    chia ta kung
empty words; bogus speech

光動嘴


光动嘴

see styles
guāng dòng zuǐ
    guang1 dong4 zui3
kuang tung tsui
empty talk; mere rhetoric; palaver

原っぱ

see styles
 harappa
    はらっぱ
open field; empty lot; plain

咕咕叫

see styles
gū gū jiào
    gu1 gu1 jiao4
ku ku chiao
sound made by an empty stomach

唱高調


唱高调

see styles
chàng gāo diào
    chang4 gao1 diao4
ch`ang kao tiao
    chang kao tiao
to sing the high part; to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)

夢物語

see styles
 yumemonogatari
    ゆめものがたり
(1) account of a dream; (2) (idiom) fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream; pipe dream

夢語り

see styles
 yumegatari
    ゆめがたり
(1) account of a dream; (2) fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream; pipe dream

如實空


如实空

see styles
rú shí kōng
    ru2 shi2 kong1
ju shih k`ung
    ju shih kung
 nyojitsu kū
truly empty

御題目

see styles
 odaimoku
    おだいもく
(1) (polite language) Nichiren chant; (2) (an empty) slogan

性皆空

see styles
xìng jiē kōng
    xing4 jie1 kong1
hsing chieh k`ung
    hsing chieh kung
 shō kaikū
natures are all empty

性空宗

see styles
xìng kōng zōng
    xing4 kong1 zong1
hsing k`ung tsung
    hsing kung tsung
 Shōkū shū
Empty Nature School

手踊り

see styles
 teodori
    ておどり
"dancing" with hands and arms from a seated position; dancing empty-handed

抜け殻

see styles
 nukegara
    ぬけがら
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae

放空炮

see styles
fàng kōng pào
    fang4 kong1 pao4
fang k`ung p`ao
    fang kung pao
(lit.) to fire blank shots; (fig.) to be all talk and no action; to shoot one's mouth off; to make empty promises

明き巣

see styles
 akisu
    あきす
(1) empty house; (2) empty nest; (3) (abbreviation) prowler; sneak thief; cat burglar

明き店

see styles
 akimise
    あきみせ
    akidana
    あきだな
empty house; empty shop

明ける

see styles
 akeru
    あける
(transitive verb) (1) to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room; (2) to move out; to clear out; (3) to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); (v1,vi) (4) to dawn; to grow light; (5) to end (of a period, season); (6) to begin (of the New Year); (7) to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for); (8) to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)

未入力

see styles
 minyuuryoku / minyuryoku
    みにゅうりょく
(can be adjective with の) not filled in; not entered; blank; empty

本來空


本来空

see styles
běn lái kōng
    ben3 lai2 kong1
pen lai k`ung
    pen lai kung
 honrai kū
That all things come from the Void, or Absolute, the 眞如.

本性空

see styles
běn xìng kōng
    ben3 xing4 kong1
pen hsing k`ung
    pen hsing kung
 honshō kū
empty of original nature

析空觀


析空观

see styles
xī kōng guān
    xi1 kong1 guan1
hsi k`ung kuan
    hsi kung kuan
 shakukū kan
meditative practice of analyzing things to be empty of self-nature

果ない

see styles
 hakanai
    はかない
(adjective) (1) (kana only) fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain; (2) (kana only) empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

果敢い

see styles
 hakanai
    はかない
(irregular okurigana usage) (adjective) (1) (kana only) fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain; (2) (kana only) empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

果無い

see styles
 hakanai
    はかない
(adjective) (1) (kana only) fleeting; transient; short-lived; momentary; ephemeral; fickle; vain; (2) (kana only) empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

汲干す

see styles
 kumihosu
    くみほす
(transitive verb) to empty out; to drain out; to pump dry

法空觀


法空观

see styles
fǎ kōng guān
    fa3 kong1 guan1
fa k`ung kuan
    fa kung kuan
 hōkū kan
Meditative insight into the unreality of all things.

畢竟空


毕竟空

see styles
bì jìng kōng
    bi4 jing4 kong1
pi ching k`ung
    pi ching kung
 hikkyō kū
absolutely empty

空き壜

see styles
 akibin
    あきびん
empty bottle

空き室

see styles
 akishitsu
    あきしつ
(See 空室・くうしつ) vacant room; vacancy; unoccupied room; empty room

空き巣

see styles
 akisu
    あきす
(1) empty house; (2) empty nest; (3) (abbreviation) prowler; sneak thief; cat burglar

空き店

see styles
 akimise
    あきみせ
    akidana
    あきだな
empty house; empty shop

空き樽

see styles
 akidaru
    あきだる
empty barrel

空き殻

see styles
 akigara
    あきがら
empty shell

空き瓶

see styles
 akibin
    あきびん
empty bottle

空き箱

see styles
 akibako
    あきばこ
empty box

空き缶

see styles
 akikan
    あきかん
empty can

空き腹

see styles
 sukibara
    すきばら
    sukihara
    すきはら
empty stomach; hunger

空き車

see styles
 akiguruma
    あきぐるま
(archaism) empty car; unloaded car

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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