Japanese symbol for “culmination”
南中
なんちゅう
Romaji: nanchuu
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
In Japanese, culmination is 南中, read なんちゅう (nanchuu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vi, vs culmination; southing; crossing the meridian (astron)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “culmination”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 極致 | きょくち kyokuchi | culmination; acme; height |
| 集大成 | しゅうたいせい shuutaisei | culmination (of hard work) |
| 究竟 | くきょう kukyou | culmination; conclusion |
| 極 | きょく kyoku | climax; extreme; extremity |
| 子午線通過 | しごせんつうか shigosentsuuka | culmination; meridian passage; meridian transit |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 南部 | なんぶ nanbu | southern part; the south (of a region) |
| 南北 | なんぼく nanboku | north and south; north to south |
| 南西 | なんせい nansei | southwest |
| 南東 | なんとう nantou | southeast |
| 南極 | なんきょく nankyoku | South Pole |
| 南米 | なんべい nanbei | South America |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 途中 | とちゅう tochuu | on the way; en route |
See also: Chinese symbol for “culmination”.
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.