2023 Word of the Week: Week 04

2023 Word of the Week: Week 04

Week 04：

そら (sora)

 

Sky, empty

 

The おんよみ of 空 is くう, while the くんよみ is そら. 空 can also be read as あ(く) and から.
            

 For the writing of 空, you may check it in the link below:

Kanji: 空

 Examples:

くうこう (Ku u ko u) (空港) Airport	からて (Ka ra te) (空手) Karate	こうくうび ん (Ko u ku u bi n) (航空便) Airmail
よぞら (Yo zo ra) (夜空) Night Sky	あきや (A ki ya) (空き家) Vacant house	くうき (Ku u ki) (空気) Air

そらにとびたちたい。
(空に飛び立ちたい。)
(Ogenki desu ka.)
I want fly into the sky.

そらはとてもうつくしいです。
(空はとても美しいです。)
(Sora ha totemo utsukushii desu.)
The sky is so beautiful.

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Related Topic:
>> 2023 Word of the Week: Week 03
>> 2023 Word of the Week: Week 02
>> 2023 Word of the Week: Week 01

Japanese Lesson:
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YouTube Videos:
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