虚ろ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
虚
うつ
Grade: S
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
虛ろ (kyūjitai)
空ろ

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) うつろ [ùtsúró] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝɾo̞]

Adjective

虚(うつ)ろ • (utsuro) -na (adnominal 虚(うつ)ろな (utsuro na), adverbial 虚(うつ)ろに (utsuro ni))

  1. hollow; empty; vacant; devoid of contents
  2. (figuratively) hollow; empty; vacant; lifeless
    虚(うつ)ろな目(め) ― utsuro na me ― empty eyes
    うつろな目線(めせん) ― utsuro na mesen ― empty gaze
    うつろな声(こえ) ― utsuro na koe ― hollow voice
    心(こころ)の虚(うつ)ろさ ― kokoro no utsurosa ― emptiness of the heart

Inflection

See also

Noun

虚(うつ)ろ • (utsuro) 

  1. emptiness; vacancy; hollow; void; cavity
  2. (figuratively) emptiness; vacancy; hollow; void; hole; cavity
    心(こころ)の虚(うつ)ろを埋(う)める ― kokoro no utsuro o umeru ― fill the void in one's heart

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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