1.
emptiness; hollowness; void
A feeling or state of being empty inside, lacking substance or meaning. Often describes emotional emptiness or the hollow quality of something without real content.
心に空虚を感じる。
I feel an emptiness in my heart.
大切な人を失った後、空虚な日々が続いた。
After losing someone dear, days of emptiness continued.
どれだけ成功しても空虚感が消えないのは、本当にやりたいことをしていないからだ。
The reason the feeling of emptiness won't go away no matter how successful you are is that you're not doing what you truly want.
USAGE:
空虚 describes a deep emotional or existential emptiness. It is more literary and weighty than simply 空っぽ (empty). It often appears in introspective or philosophical contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 空虚感 (feeling of emptiness)
- 空虚な気持ち (a hollow feeling)
- 空虚を埋める (to fill the void)
- 空虚な生活 (an empty life)
GRAMMAR:
Functions as a noun or as a na-adjective (空虚な).