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Where does “空” come from?

空 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 空.

空 (Japanese): the sky; something empty; ineffectual

Definitions

  1. the sky; something empty; ineffectual

Ancestry of “空”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese空—

Words derived from “空”

  • karaoke
  • karaoke
  • карао́ке
  • караоке
  • karaokê
  • karaoke
  • karaoke
  • karaoki
  • karaokejo
  • karaoko
  • karaoke
  • カラオケ
  • 空港
  • 空鼾
  • 가라오케
  • կարաոկե
  • קריוקי
  • คาราโอเกะ
  • karaoke
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