虚 = 业 + 虍

虚 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “void”. It is built from 业 (upside down in a row) and 虍 (tiger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2148. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: void
RTK frame: 2148
Strokes: 11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): キョ, コ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): むな.しい, うつ.ろ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: пустой
Same glyph as a simplified Chinese hanzi: 虚 false

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 虚

How to find 虚 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “upside down in a row” + “tiger”. 虚 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 虚 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.