Japanese symbol for “aquarius”
水瓶座
みずがめざ
Romaji: mizugameza
Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer
In Japanese, aquarius is 水瓶座, read みずがめざ (mizugameza).
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Meanings
- n Aquarius (constellation); the Water Carrier; the Water Bearer (astron)
Written forms: 水瓶座、みずがめ座、水がめ座. Readings: みずがめざ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “aquarius”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宝瓶宮 | ほうへいきゅう houheikyuu | Aquarius (11th zodiacal sign); the Water Bearer; the Water Carrier |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水着 | みずぎ mizugi | bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers |
| 水準 | すいじゅん suijun | level; standard |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 水素 | すいそ suiso | hydrogen (H) |
| 水分 | すいぶん suibun | water; liquid; fluid |
| 水泳 | すいえい suiei | swimming |
| 花瓶 | かびん kabin | (flower) vase |
| 火炎瓶 | かえんびん kaenbin | Molotov cocktail; petrol bomb; gasoline bomb |
| 座席 | ざせき zaseki | seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.