虚

きょ

Meanings

1. Noun unpreparedness
2. falsehood
3. Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) See also: 二十八宿 (にじゅうはっしゅく). See also: 玄武 (げんぶ).

Kanji

• 虚 void. Read as キョ.

Common phrases

• 虚を突く (きょをつく) to catch off guard
• 虚を突かれる (きょをつかれる) to be caught off guard

Words containing 虚

• 虚無 (きょむ) nihility
• 虚偽 (きょぎ) falsehood
• 謙虚 (けんきょ) modest

And 76 more.

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