空欄(くうらん)

くうらん
noun
blank space, blank column
education
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(くうらん)に記入(きにゅう)してください。
Please fill in the blanks.
空欄(くうらん)を埋(う)めないと提出(ていしゅつ)できません。
You cannot submit it without filling in the blank spaces.
テストの最後(さいご)の問題(もんだい)は空欄(くうらん)に適切(てきせつ)な言葉(ことば)を入(い)れる形式(けいしき)だった。
The last question on the test was a fill-in-the-blank format.

Usage: 空欄(くうらん) appears frequently on forms, tests, and official documents. It refers to the blank spaces that need to be completed.

Common collocations

The word is a compound of 空(くう) (empty) and 欄(らん) (column, field).

Related Words

Related: 記入欄(きにゅうらん) (entry field)
Compare: 下線部(かせんぶ) (underlined part)
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