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Meanings: sky, air, empty
On Readings: クウ kuu
Kun Readings: そら sora, から kara, あ(く) a(ku), あ(ける) a(keru)
Most Used Pronunciation: sora
JLPT Level: 4 (see all JLPT 4 kanji)
Grade: 1
Kanji Part:
Stroke Number: 8
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Common jukugo
- から て kara te - karate
- くう き kuu ki - air
- あお ぞら ao zora - blue skies
- くう こう kuu kou - airport
便 - こう くう びん kou kuu bin - air mail
- こう くう けん kou kuu ken - plane ticket

Useful Examples
Japanese: 星ができらきら光っていた。
Romaji: hoshi ga sora de kirakira hikatte ita.
English: The stars were twinkling in the sky.

Japanese: あなたがいつ港に着くか教えて下さい。
Romaji: anata ga itsu kuukou ni tsuku ka oshiete kudasai.
English: Let me know when you will arrive at the airport.

Japanese: 友人は港へ見送りに来るのですか。
Romaji: yuujin wa kuukou e miokuri ni kuru no desu ka.
English: Will your friends be seeing you off at the airport?

Japanese: 海辺の気はきれいで健康的だ。
Romaji: umibe no kuuki wa kirei de kenkouteki da.
English: The air by the sea is pure and healthy.

Japanese: 便だといくらかかりますか。
Romaji: koukuubin da to ikura kakarimasu ka.
English: What's the airmail rate?

Japanese: 今夜は月がの低いところに出ている。
Romaji: konya wa tsuki ga sora no hikui tokoro ni dete iru.
English: The moon is low in the sky tonight.

Japanese: タイヤの気圧を調べてもらえますか。
Romaji: taiya no kuukiatsu o shirabete moraemasu ka.
English: Could you check the tire pressure?

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Notes/Mnemonic
Think of a karate expert jumping in the air to break a board in two


Many example sentences are from the Tanaka Corpus as modified for use with WWWJDIC.

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