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WORD DETAIL

空っぽ

からっぽ

N4empty

Examples

冷蔵庫を開けると中はほとんど空っぽだった。

荷物を出して箱を空っぽにした。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 空っぽ is read からっぽ. It means empty: having nothing or almost nothing inside.
  • Basic usage: It describes the state of a refrigerator or the result of removing a box's contents.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Describing a state
    • ほとんど空っぽだった says that the inside was almost empty.
  • Result with にする
    • 箱を空っぽにした means making the box empty by removing its contents.

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