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真空

真空

Chinese

real; true; genuine
 
emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain
simp. and trad.
(真空)

Noun

真空

  1. (physics) vacuum
    信仰真空   xìnyǎng zhēnkōng   belief vacuum

Derived terms

  • 真空包裝真空包装
  • 真空泵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
くう
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

真空 (-na inflection, hiragana しんくう, romaji shinkū)

  1. vacuous; empty

Inflection

Noun

真空 (hiragana しんくう, romaji shinkū)

  1. vacuum; a region of space that contains no matter; a void.
  2. the sky; the heavens
  3. (Buddhism) one of the 五大 (godai; "great five); also known as (そら, sora) and is of particular importance as the highest of the five elements. It also represents those things that are beyond one's everyday experiences, particularly those things composed of pure energy.
    1. represents one's spirit, thought, and creative energy. It represents one's ability to think and to communicate, as well one's creativity. It can also be associated with power, creativity, spontaneity, and inventiveness.
    2. (martial arts) a philosophy; when exercised, the power of the Void allows one to connect to the quintessential creative energy of the world. A martial arts practitioner, who is properly attuned into the 'Void', can sense their surroundings, the presences of others, and to act without thinking and without using their physical senses, via this mindstate of inner peace.

Compounds

  • 真空封印 (vacuum seal)
  • 真空パック

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References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3