Japanese symbol for “blimp”
気球
ききゅう
Romaji: kikyuu
balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp
In Japanese, blimp is 気球, read ききゅう (kikyuu).
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Meanings
- n balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “blimp”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飛行船 | ひこうせん hikousen | airship; blimp |
| 軟式飛行船 | なんしきひこうせん nanshikihikousen | non-rigid airship; blimp |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
| 元気 | げんき genki | lively; full of spirit; energetic |
| 電気 | でんき denki | electricity |
| 雰囲気 | ふんいき fun'iki | atmosphere; mood; ambience |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 野球 | やきゅう yakyuu | baseball |
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.