Word Meaning 架空

かくう kakuu

架空 is read as かくう (kakuu) and means aerial.

Meaning

English

  1. aerial
  2. overhead
  3. fictitious
  4. imaginary
  5. fanciful
  6. fabricated

Reading

Kana

かくう

Romaji

kakuu

Writing Variants

  • 架空 がくう gakuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 実在 Rank 479 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

架空取引

かくうとりひき

fictitious transaction

架空資産

かくうしさん

fictitious assets

架空請求

かくうせいきゅう

false invoice

架空鉄道

かくうてつどう

elevated railway

架空索道

かくうさくどう

aerial ropeway

架空請求詐欺

かくうせいきゅうさぎ

fraud based on demanding payment for false claims or non-existent bills

架橋

かきょう

bridge

架線

かせん

overhead line (for trains, trams, etc.)

架設

かせつ

construction

rack

虚空

こくう

empty space

滞空

たいくう

staying in the air

Example Sentences

6

そのはなしはかくうのものではない。

That story is not fictional.

A dragon is a creature of fancy.

Tom is my imaginary friend.

All the characters in this drama are fictitious.

All the characters in this book are imaginary.

To lie is to deceive oneself. The impression you give to others is not really you, but a person who doesn't really exist.