Word Meaning 虚ける

うつける utsukeru

虚ける is read as うつける (utsukeru) and means to become empty (hollow).

Meaning

English

  1. to become empty (hollow)
  2. to relax from a tense situation into a vacant or absent minded state

Reading

Kana

うつける

Romaji

utsukeru

Writing Variants

  • 空ける うつける utsukeru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 138294 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

虚に乗ずる

きょにじょうずる

to catch off guard

虚偽

こぎ

fallacy

虚構

きょこう

fiction

虚無

きょむ

nihility

虚言

きょげん

falsehood

虚心

きょしん

open-minded

虚空

こくう

empty space

虚弱

きょじゃく

feebleness

虚栄

きょえい

vanity

虚栄心

きょえいしん

vanity

虚実

きょじつ

falsehood and truth