くう
じゃく

noun

Buddhist term.
  1. complete emptiness (i.e. as a denial of the inherent existence of all things), nirvana (where this emptiness is realized).

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

Archaism.
  1. quiet and lonely.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
くう
じゃく
空寂 くうじゃく

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)
loneliness, quietly, mellow
さび ジャク セキ (7th, 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)
uncle, youth
シュク よし (9th, N1)
younger of brothers, father's younger brother, younger brother of a husband
シュク まめ
above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)