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石 is the character that means rock or stone in both Chinese and Japanese.
Alone, this will be read as “stone” in Japanese but in some context, it is a unit of measure for the volume of about five bushels.
This can also refer to a gem or jewel.
This can also be the Japanese surnames that romanize as Ishi, Tsuruishi, Soku, Seki, Shi, Kazu, Iso, Ishizaki, Ishisaki, or Koku.
虛空 means empty space, empty sky, or void.
In the Buddhist context, it can mean “emptiness of the material world.” This can also be used as an adjective to modify other words with a meaning of unreal or insubstantial.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your koku search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
殼 壳 see styles |
qiào qiao4 ch`iao chiao koku |
More info & calligraphy: ShellHusk, shell. |
黑 see styles |
hēi hei1 hei koku |
More info & calligraphy: Blackkāla; kṛṣṇa; black; dark. |
虚空 see styles |
kokuu / koku こくう |
More info & calligraphy: Nothingness / Empty / Void |
虛空 虚空 see styles |
xū kōng xu1 kong1 hsü k`ung hsü kung kokū |
More info & calligraphy: Nothingness / Empty / Voidśūnya; empty, void, space; ākāśa, in the sense of space, or the ether; gagana, the sky, atmosphere, heaven; kha, space, sky, ether, 虛 is defined as that which is without shape or substantiality, 空 as that which has no resistance. The immaterial universe behind all phenomena. |
亟 see styles |
qì qi4 ch`i chi koku |
repeatedly; frequently Haste, urgency. |
哭 see styles |
kū ku1 k`u ku koku |
to cry; to weep To weep. |
尅 克 see styles |
kè ke4 k`o ko koku |
variant of 剋|克[ke4] To overcome; successfully attain to. |
穀 谷 see styles |
gǔ gu3 ku koku こく |
grain; corn (place-name) Koku Grain; rice unhulled. |
轂 毂 see styles |
gǔ gu3 ku koshiki; koku こしき; こく |
hub of wheel hub (of a wheel); nave hub [nave] of a wheel |
酷 see styles |
kù ku4 k`u ku koku こく |
ruthless; strong (e.g. of wine); (loanword) cool; hip (noun or adjectival noun) severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair |
公空 see styles |
koukuu / koku こうくう |
{law} international airspace; international space |
口腔 see styles |
kǒu qiāng kou3 qiang1 k`ou ch`iang kou chiang koukou; koukuu / koko; koku こうこう; こうくう |
oral cavity {anat} (こうくう in medical fields) oral cavity; mouth |
古句 see styles |
koku こく |
ancient expression; old poem |
古廐 see styles |
koku こく |
(surname) Koku |
國教 国教 see styles |
guó jiào guo2 jiao4 kuo chiao koku kyō |
state religion |
國老 国老 see styles |
guó lǎo guo2 lao3 kuo lao koku rō |
national elder |
工区 see styles |
kouku / koku こうく |
construction area; section of a construction project |
惶懼 see styles |
kouku / koku こうく |
(See 恐懼) being struck with awe |
放く see styles |
koku こく |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) (colloquialism) to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to let out; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) (vulgar) to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to spout (bullshit); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) (vulgar) (See びっくらこいた) to do |
故苦 see styles |
gù kǔ gu4 ku3 ku k`u ku ku koku |
Old suffering; also the suffering resulting from prolongation, e. g. too much lying, standing, walking, at first a joy, becomes wearying. |
校区 see styles |
kouku / koku こうく |
(ksb:) (See 学区) school district; school area |
穀雨 谷雨 see styles |
gǔ yǔ gu3 yu3 ku yü kokuu / koku こくう |
Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May (See 二十四節気) "grain rain" solar term (approx. April 20); (given name) Kokuu |
航空 see styles |
háng kōng hang2 kong1 hang k`ung hang kung koukuu / koku こうくう |
aviation aviation; flying |
荒空 see styles |
huāng kōng huang1 kong1 huang k`ung huang kung kōkū |
Empty, deserted. |
虗空 see styles |
xū kōng xu1 kong1 hsü k`ung hsü kung kokū |
empty |
鉱区 see styles |
kouku / koku こうく |
mining area; mine lot |
高空 see styles |
gāo kōng gao1 kong1 kao k`ung kao kung koukuu; takazora / koku; takazora こうくう; たかぞら |
high altitude high altitude Upaśūnya |
丈夫國 丈夫国 see styles |
zhàng fū guó zhang4 fu1 guo2 chang fu kuo Jōbu koku |
The country of virile men, Puruṣapura 富婁沙富羅, ancient capital of Gandhāra, the modern Peshawar; birthplace of 天親 Vasubandhu. |
信度國 信度国 see styles |
xìn dù guó xin4 du4 guo2 hsin tu kuo Shindo koku |
India |
光德國 光德国 see styles |
guāng dé guó guang1 de2 guo2 kuang te kuo Kōtoku koku |
Avabhāsa, the kingdom of light and virtue, or glorious virtue, in which Mahākāśyapa is to be reborn as a Buddha under the name of 光明 Raśmiprabhāsa. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Stone Rock | 石 | ishi | shí / shi2 / shi | shih |
Nothingness Empty Void | 虛空 虚空 | kokuu / koku | xū kōng / xu1 kong1 / xu kong / xukong | hsü k`ung / hsükung / hsü kung |
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
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