This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

空言

虚言

Readings

Kana: そらごと、くうげん、むなこと
Romaji: soragoto, kuugen, munakoto
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

falsehood; lie

See also: 虚言 (reading きょげん)

Kanji

Readings: クウ、 そら、 あ.く、 あ.き、 あ.ける、 から、 す.く、 す.かす、 むな.しい
Meanings: empty, sky, void, vacant, vacuum
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: キョ、 コ、 むな.しい、 うつ.ろ
Meanings: void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth

Example Sentence

真実(しんじつ)空言(くうげん)区別(くべつ)するのは(むずか)しい。
➥It is hard to distinguish truth from a lie.
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