1.
blank space; blank column; empty field
An unfilled space on a form, test, or document where information is to be written. Commonly encountered on application forms, exams, and surveys.
空欄に記入してください。
Please fill in the blanks.
空欄を埋めないと提出できません。
You cannot submit it without filling in the blank spaces.
テストの最後の問題は空欄に適切な言葉を入れる形式だった。
The last question on the test was a fill-in-the-blank format.
USAGE: 空欄 appears frequently on forms, tests, and official documents. It refers to the blank spaces that need to be completed.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 空欄に記入する: to fill in the blank
- 空欄を埋める: to fill in the blanks
- 空欄補充: fill-in-the-blank (exercise type)
- 空欄のまま: left blank
The word is a compound of 空 (empty) and 欄 (column, field).