# 虚 empty

(tiger) + (hedgehog)
★★☆☆☆
11 strokes
BETA
Has a strong connotation of hollow, as in hollow threats, full of hot air, etc.

## Onyomi

KYO | Keep Your Odors empty by taking a bath at LEAST once a week. You don't want your odors to be full of stank. (unless maybe you're the hedgehog, of which see below)

## Mnemonic

| The tiger felt empty so it ate the hedgehog.

## Jukugo

謙虚(けんきょ) | modest ★★☆☆☆ 謙 (modesty) + 虚 (empty) = 謙虚 (modest) modest - this is a word you use about others. "She's got a very modest attitude."
虚栄(きょえい) | vanity ★★☆☆☆ 虚 (empty) + 栄 (glory) = 虚栄 (vanity)

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
慮 | consideration | THINK | 思
劇 | play | SWORD | 刀
膚 | epidermis | STOMACH | 胃
虚 | empty | HEDGEHOG |
虐 | oppress | SNOUT |

THINK of others - be considerate.

Don't play with that SWORD.

Your epidermis is in the tiger's STOMACH.

The HEDGEHOG is inside an empty tiger.

## Used In

- 嘘

## Synonyms

fake vs. counterfeit 虚偽の 偽
modest 謙虚 謙遜