Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to become less crowded, to thin out, to get empty.
  2. to be hungry.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
空く すく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

empty, sky, void
そら クウ す.く (1st, N4)
hole, aperture, slit
あな ケツ けな (6th, N1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
craft, construction, katakana e radical (no. 48)
コウ ク もく (2nd, N4)