空 — meaning in English
kara
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English meaning
- celestial adj Relating to the sky or outer space — the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
- emptiness noun The state of containing nothing; being empty.
- empty adj Containing nothing; not filled or occupied.
- heaven noun In many religions, the place where God, gods, or the blessed dead are believed to dwell.
- heavens intj An exclamation of surprise or exasperation.
- sky noun The space above the earth where clouds, the sun, and stars appear.
- vacant adjective Not occupied or in use; empty.
- vacuity noun Physical emptiness, an absence of matter.
- zero num The number 0; the quantity representing none at all.
Senses
空 is used for these senses in English:
- celestial Relating to the sky or outer space, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
- empty Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
- heaven The sky, specifically:
- sky The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
- sky (chiefly, literary, and, poetic, archaic) Usually preceded by the: the abode of God or the gods, angels, the souls of deceased people, etc.; heaven; also, powers emanating from heaven.
- sunyata (psychology) Emptiness, in terms of a meditative state; an Eastern concept of a high meditative state of calm and freedom from distraction.
- vacant Not occupied; empty.
- zero (linguistics) Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the surface form.
celestial — full definition
- adj Relating to the sky or outer space — the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
- adj Relating to heaven, or so beautiful and perfect it seems heavenly.
emptiness — full definition
- noun The state of containing nothing; being empty.
- noun A feeling of hollowness or lack of meaning, sometimes linked to sadness or loneliness.