No. 1,457 in Japanese
空
"空" (sora): sky; emptiness; void.
In a sentence
空は青くて美しいです。
The sky is blue and beautiful.
The word '空' (sora) refers to the 'sky' in this sentence.
その部屋は空になっています。
That room is empty.
Here, '空' (kara) is used to mean 'empty' or 'vacant' space.
空いた時間を利用して勉強します。
I will study using my free time.
'空いた' (a ita) derived from '空く', represents 'available' or 'vacant' time.
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