虚空 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Sky / Void

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xū kōng

kokū

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虛空 means void, hollow, empty, space, sky, atmosphere, heaven, or ether.

虛空 is the Chinese and Japanese version of the Sanskrit word ākāśa (or akasa / akash) which, beyond the sky or space meaning can be the immaterial universe behind all phenomena in the Buddhist context.

Nothingness / Empty / Void

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xū kōng

kokuu

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虛空 means empty space, empty sky, or void.

In the Buddhist context, it can mean “emptiness of the material world.” This can also be used as an adjective to modify other words with a meaning of unreal or insubstantial.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
虚空 see styles	kokuu / koku こくう	More info & calligraphy: Nothingness / Empty / Void empty space; empty sky; (given name) Kokuu
虛空虚空 see styles	xū kōng xu1 kong1 hsü k`ung hsü kung kokū	More info & calligraphy: Nothingness / Empty / Void void; hollow; empty śūnya; empty, void, space; ākāśa, in the sense of space, or the ether; gagana, the sky, atmosphere, heaven; kha, space, sky, ether, 虛 is defined as that which is without shape or substantiality, 空 as that which has no resistance. The immaterial universe behind all phenomena.
同虛空同虚空 see styles	tóng xū kōng tong2 xu1 kong1 t`ung hsü k`ung tung hsü kung dō kokū	同虛空 Custom Scroll same as space
太虛空太虚空 see styles	tài xū kōng tai4 xu1 kong1 t`ai hsü k`ung tai hsü kung tai kokū	太虛空 Custom Scroll Space, where nothing exists; also 頑空; 偏空.
如虛空如虚空 see styles	rú xū kōng ru2 xu1 kong1 ju hsü k`ung ju hsü kung nyo kokū	如虛空 Custom Scroll space-like
盡虛空尽虚空 see styles	jìn xū kōng jin4 xu1 kong1 chin hsü k`ung chin hsü kung jin kokū	盡虛空 Custom Scroll throughout all of space
等虛空等虚空 see styles	děng xū kōng deng3 xu1 kong1 teng hsü k`ung teng hsü kung tō kokū	等虛空 Custom Scroll like space
若虛空若虚空 see styles	ruò xū kōng ruo4 xu1 kong1 jo hsü k`ung jo hsü kung nya kokū	若虛空 Custom Scroll to like space
虚空蔵 see styles	kokuzou / kokuzo こくぞう	虚空蔵 Custom Scroll Akasagarbha (bodhisattva); the Receptacle of Void; (place-name) Kokuzou
虛空中虚空中 see styles	xū kōng zhōng xu1 kong1 zhong1 hsü k`ung chung hsü kung chung kokū chū	虛空中 Custom Scroll in space; the sky
虛空住虚空住 see styles	xū kōng zhù xu1 kong1 zhu4 hsü k`ung chu hsü kung chu Kokū jū	虛空住 Custom Scroll Ākāśapratiṣṭhita, abiding in space, the fifth son of Mahābhijña, a bodhisattva to the south of our universe.
虛空喩虚空喩 see styles	xū kōng yù xu1 kong1 yu4 hsü k`ung yü hsü kung yü kokū no yu	虛空喩 Custom Scroll metaphor of space
虛空天虚空天 see styles	xū kōng tiān xu1 kong1 tian1 hsü k`ung t`ien hsü kung tien kokū ten	虛空天 Custom Scroll The four heavens of desire above Meru in space, from the Yama heaven upwards.
虛空孕虚空孕 see styles	xū kōng yùn xu1 kong1 yun4 hsü k`ung yün hsü kung yün kokū yō	虛空孕 Custom Scroll The womb of space, ākāśagarbha, idem虛空藏 infra.
虛空界虚空界 see styles	xū kōng jiè xu1 kong1 jie4 hsü k`ung chieh hsü kung chieh kokū kai	虛空界 Custom Scroll The visible vault of space.
虛空眼虚空眼 see styles	xū kōng yǎn xu1 kong1 yan3 hsü k`ung yen hsü kung yen kokū gen	虛空眼 Custom Scroll The eye of space, or of the immaterial; name of the mother of Buddhas in the garbhadhātu group.
虛空神虚空神 see styles	xū kōng shén xu1 kong1 shen2 hsü k`ung shen hsü kung shen kokū shin	虛空神 Custom Scroll Śūnyatā, the god of space.
虛空箭虚空箭 see styles	xū kōng jiàn xu1 kong1 jian4 hsü k`ung chien hsü kung chien Kokūsen	虛空箭 Custom Scroll Ambarīṣa
虛空華虚空华 see styles	xū kōng huā xu1 kong1 hua1 hsü k`ung hua hsü kung hua kokū ge	虛空華 Custom Scroll Spots before the eyes, Muscœ volitantes.
虛空藏虚空藏 see styles	xū kōng zàng xu1 kong1 zang4 hsü k`ung tsang hsü kung tsang Kokū Zō	虛空藏 Custom Scroll Ākāśagarbha, or Gaganagarbha, the central bodhisattva in the court of space in the garbhadhātu group; guardian of the treasury of all wisdom and achievement; his powers extend to the five directions of space; five forms of him are portrayed under different names; he is also identified with the dawn, Aruṇa, and the 明星 or Venus.
虛空身虚空身 see styles	xū kōng shēn xu1 kong1 shen1 hsü k`ung shen hsü kung shen kokū shin	虛空身 Custom Scroll The body which fills space, Vairocana.
猶如虛空犹如虚空 see styles	yóu rú xū kōng you2 ru2 xu1 kong1 yu ju hsü k`ung yu ju hsü kung yunyo kokū	猶如虛空 Custom Scroll just like space
盡虛空界尽虚空界 see styles	jìn xū kōng jiè jin4 xu1 kong1 jie4 chin hsü k`ung chieh chin hsü kung chieh jinko kūkai	盡虛空界 Custom Scroll throughout the entire universe
虚空蔵上 see styles	kokuzoukami / kokuzokami こくぞうかみ	虚空蔵上 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kokuzoukami
虚空蔵下 see styles	kokuzoushimo / kokuzoshimo こくぞうしも	虚空蔵下 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kokuzoushimo
虚空蔵中 see styles	kokuzounaka / kokuzonaka こくぞうなか	虚空蔵中 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kokuzounaka
虚空蔵前 see styles	kokuzoumae / kokuzomae こくぞうまえ	虚空蔵前 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kokuzoumae
虚空蔵堂 see styles	kokuuzoudou / kokuzodo こくうぞうどう	虚空蔵堂 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kokuuzoudou
虚空蔵尊 see styles	kokuzouson / kokuzoson こくぞうそん	虚空蔵尊 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kokuzouson
虚空蔵山 see styles	kokuzouyama / kokuzoyama こくぞうやま	虚空蔵山 Custom Scroll (personal name) Kokuzouyama

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Sky Void	虛空虚空	kokū	xū kōng / xu1 kong1 / xu kong / xukong	hsü k`ung / hsükung / hsü kung
Nothingness Empty Void	虛空虚空	kokuu / koku	xū kōng / xu1 kong1 / xu kong / xukong	hsü k`ung / hsükung / hsü kung
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.