Japanese symbol for “fruitless”
空疎
くうそ
Romaji: kuuso
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
In Japanese, fruitless is 空疎, read くうそ (kuuso).
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Meanings
- adj-na, n empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fruitless”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不毛 | ふもう fumou | unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless |
| 虚しい | むなしい munashii | vain; fruitless; futile |
| 何にもならない | なんにもならない nannimonaranai | lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 空気 | くうき kuuki | air; atmosphere |
| 空港 | くうこう kuukou | airport |
| 空間 | くうかん kuukan | space; room; airspace |
| 航空 | こうくう koukuu | aviation; flying |
| 航空機 | こうくうき koukuuki | aircraft |
| 空中 | くうちゅう kuuchuu | (in) the air; midair; sky |
| 過疎 | かそ kaso | underpopulation; low population density; depopulation |
| 疎遠 | そえん soen | estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.