カラ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. emptiness; vacuum; blank
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (53 in total)
karaoke
empty; vacant; hollow
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
① 何も持っていないこと。手ぶら。② 沖縄で発祥した拳足による打撃技を特徴とする武道、格闘技。空手道。
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
empty bottle
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
flat broke; stone broke; penniless
unburdened horse
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
blank (ticket); unsuccessful lottery ticket
tea served without sweets
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
① 雨や雪のない冬に強く吹く冷たく乾燥した北風。からっかぜ。
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
short selling
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
bad (fictitious) bill; empty promise
① 冬に吹く雨や雪のない乾燥した強風。からかぜ。
absentminded response
bluffing; bluster; bravado
lacking cargo; in ballast
(unusually) dry rainy season
idling (of an engine)
idling (of an engine)
heating a vessel without water in it; heating an empty pan, kettle, boiler, bathtub, etc.
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
retching; vomiturition
empty promise
empty bucket; karaoke
empty words
flattery; lip service
fictitious business trip
fictitious transaction; paper transaction
clicking the shutter of a camera without taking a picture (because no film is loaded, or in order to advance the film)
embossing; inkless stamping
empty promise
flat or stone broke
dealt hand containing only 1-point cards (scoring combination)
fictitious transaction
utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor
fictitious stock
steaming (of food)
empty (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
empty string; null string
blank email (e.g. for signing up to an email list)
tenpai with all potential winning tiles visible on table (impossible to win)
Examples (2 in total)
"Why is the sky blue?" "The sky isn't always blue."
I really like a cloudy sky. Why? I don't even know.