- nebo
sora
空(から) - empty
kara
空(クウ)気(キ) - air
kuuki
航(コウ)空(クウ) - aviation, flying
koukuu
空
- the top part (looking like ウ) = a roof, or a house
- the middle part (八) = an opening
- the bottom part (エ) = penetration
空 originally means "empty". Imagine, when something penetrates somewhere, it makes a hole and leaves an empty space.
See 天 (sky), 穴, 工
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Radical : 穴
Stroke Count: 8
音:クウ
訓:そら・から・あ・むな
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