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 ★★☆☆☆
(modesty) + (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 ★★☆☆☆
(empty) + (glory) = 虚栄 (vanity)

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
consideration THINK
play SWORD
epidermis STOMACH
empty HEDGEHOG
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.

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Synonyms

fake vs. counterfeit
虚偽の    偽   
modest
謙虚    謙遜