くうちゅう
Meanings
Noun
1. sky; air; mid-air
Kanji used
empty air
in
Pitch accent
うちゅう
Top 3400
Composed of
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
hanging garden; hanging gardens
mid-air breakage or disintegration
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
stroll in the air (e.g. leisurely helicopter, airplane ride)
aerial refueling; in-flight refueling
air tanker; aerial tanker; airborne refuelling craft
air transportation; air transport; transport by air
air pluviation; pluviate
atmospheric electricity
aerial cableway; ropeway
airborne wind power generation; kite power generation
Examples (4 in total)
The smoke ascended into the air.
The ball bounced high in the air.
Particles of dust float in the atmosphere.