空

Sky

Also: Empty, Vacuum, Vacant, Void

On'yomi

  • くう kuu

Kun'yomi

  • そら sora
  • あ(く) aku
  • から kara
  • す(く) suku
  • むな(しい) munashii
Stroke count
8
Radical
穴 cave · Kangxi radical 116
JLPT level
N5
School grade
Grade 1

空 has 8 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 穴 (cave), number 116. Hashidari places it at JLPT N5. Japanese students learn it in grade 1 of elementary school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N5 kanji list · Grade 1 kanji list · All kanji