Mnemonic
A tiger prowls through a dark cave when a sudden blast erupts from deep within, blowing out the cave walls entirely. What remains? A Void — absolute emptiness, no walls, no floor, no ceiling. The tiger floats in nothingness, stripped of everything real.
Additional thoughts
Picture the tiger mid-leap when the blast disintegrates the ground beneath it, leaving only a hollow white expanse. The tiger's roar echoes into infinite emptiness — that's the void.Quick recall
A tiger triggers a blast that erases everything, leaving only a void.Details
The keyword for 虚 is void. This kanji conveys the sense of emptiness, hollowness, or the absence of substance and reality. It can refer to something that is vacant, unoccupied, or lacking in truth, extending to meanings of falsehood, vanity, and pretense. In philosophical and spiritual contexts, it points to the concept of the void as a fundamental state of emptiness beyond material existence.
- On'yomi
- きょ、こ
- Kun'yomi
- むな.しい、うつ.ろ