“Empty” in Japanese
Short answer
Empty in Japanese is “虚しい” (munashii). Full meaning: empty, void, vacant; vain, fruitless, futile, ineffective; lifeless.
Other ways to say “Empty” in Japanese
空っぽ
karappo empty, vacant, hollow
空疎
kuuso empty (e.g. argument), insubstantial, hollow, fruitless
儚い
hakanai fleeting, transient, short-lived, momentary, ephemeral, fickle, vain; empty (dream, etc.), mere (hope), faint (possibility)
空ツぽ
karappo empty, vacant, hollow
からから
karakara parched, dried-up, bone-dry; empty, hollow; rattling, clattering
がらんどう
garandou empty, hollow, bare, vacant, deserted
エンプティー
enputii empty
空空
kuukuu empty, vacant, void
実もない
mimonai empty, meaningless, worthless
カラッポ
karappo empty, vacant, hollow
からっぽ
karappo empty, vacant, hollow
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