虚ろ

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

(うつ) • (utsuro) -na (adnominal (うつ) (utsuro na), adverbial (うつ) (utsuro ni))

  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

Inflection

See also

Noun

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