Illustration: During an afternoon break in a Japanese apartment, a woman tips an open biscuit tin almost upside down above her waiting palm. Its clean, bare interior is fully exposed, with no biscuits or crumbs remaining. Her expectant smile has become a flat look of disbelief.

JLPT N3na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

空からっぽ

karappo

empty

Example sentences

  1. 町まちのどの家いえも空からっぽだった。

    All the houses in town were empty.

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  2. 缶かんは空からっぽだ。

    The can is empty.

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  3. その部屋へやは長ながい間あいだ空からっぽだ。

    The room has been empty for a long time.

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Kanji in 空

  • 空empty; skyOnクウKunそら・あく・から

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