(くうらん)

くうらん
noun
blank space, blank column
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)記入(きにゅう)してください。
Please fill in the blanks.
空欄(くうらん)()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)問題(もんだい)空欄(くうらん)適切(てきせつ)言葉(ことば)()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:

  • 空欄(くうらん)記入(きにゅう)する: to fill in the blank
  • 空欄(くうらん)()める: to fill in the blanks
  • 空欄(くうらん)補充(ほじゅう): fill-in-the-blank (exercise type)
  • 空欄(くうらん)のまま: left blank

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