虚ろ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
うつ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 空ろ

Pronunciation

Adjective

虚ろ (-na inflection, hiragana うつろ, rōmaji utsuro)

  1. hollow; empty; vacant; devoid of contents
  2. (figuratively) hollow; empty; vacant; lifeless
     (うつ) ()utsuro na meempty eyes
    うつろ目線 (めせん)utsuro na mesenempty gaze
    うつろ (こえ)utsuro na koehollow voice
     (こころ) (うつ)ろさkokoro no utsurosaemptiness of the heart

See also

Inflection

Noun

虚ろ (hiragana うつろ, rōmaji utsuro)

  1. emptiness; vacancy; hollow; void; cavity
  2. (figuratively) emptiness; vacancy; hollow; void; hole; cavity
     (こころ) (うつ) ()めるkokoro no utsuro o umerufill the void in one's heart

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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