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Japanese symbol for “ether”

Romaji: tenkuu
sky; air; ether; firmament

In Japanese, ether is , read (tenkuu).

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

  1. n sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

Kanji and stroke order

heavens, sky, imperial
on: テン
kun: あまつ、あめ、あま-
4 strokes · JLPT 4
empty, sky, void
on: クウ
kun: そら、あ.く、あ.き、あ.ける
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “ether”

WordReadingMeaning
エーテル eeteruether
イーサ iisaether
まそ masomagical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
てんのう tennouEmperor of Japan
てんき tenkiweather
てんさい tensaigenius; prodigy; natural gift
てんねん tennennature; spontaneity
てんごく tengokuparadise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
てんじょう tenjouceiling
くうき kuukiair; atmosphere
くうこう kuukouairport

See also: Chinese symbol for “ether”.

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.

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