虚きょ

noun

unpreparedness; lack of readiness

Used in contexts where one is caught off guard or not mentally prepared. Often appears in set phrases like 虚を突く (to catch someone off guard).

• 相あい手ての虚きょを突ついて一いっ気きに攻せめた。

  We attacked all at once, catching the opponent off guard.

noun

falsehood; untruth; falsity

Refers to something that is not true or real. Often used in philosophical or formal contexts, contrasting with 実 (truth/reality).

• 彼かれの主しゅ張ちょうには虚きょと実じつが入いり混まじっている。

  His claims mix falsehood and truth.

noun

Chinese "Emptiness" constellation

One of the 28 mansions in Chinese astronomy, part of the Black Tortoise (玄武) group. A technical astronomical term.

See also: 二十八宿 · 玄武 (げんぶ)

• 虚きょ宿しゅくは二に十じゅう八はっ宿しゅくの一ひとつで、玄げん武ぶに属ぞくする。

  The Emptiness mansion is one of the 28 mansions and belongs to the Black Tortoise.