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    3. 空ける

    空ける

    空うつけ​る​

    to become empty (hollow)

    NTVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    虚ける

    うつける

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to become empty (hollow)
    2.
    to relax from a tense situation into a vacant or absent minded state

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    Characters that make up this word

    空
    そら・あ.く・あ.き・あ.ける・から・す.く…(6)
    empty・sky・void・vacant・vacuum
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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