Quick answer
空 is the kanji for "Sky". Its reading is そら (sora). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Sky
Also : Empty · Void · Vacant
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
8 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 空 represents 'EMPTY'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of empty.
On-reading: くう — remember this sound by associating it with empty. Kun-reading: そら.
Example Sentences
青空の下でピクニックをしました。
あおぞらのしたでぴくにっくをしました。
I had a picnic under the blue sky.
空港で友達を迎えました。
くうこうでともだちをむかえました。
I met my friend at the airport.
Vocabulary using 空
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Last updated Jun 11, 2026
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