Japanese symbol for “ether”
天空
てんくう
Romaji: tenkuu
sky; air; ether; firmament
In Japanese, ether is 天空, read てんくう (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
- n sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ether”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| エーテル | エーテル eeteru | ether |
| イーサ | イーサ iisa | ether |
| 魔素 | まそ maso | magical particles (permeating the world in fantasy); magicules; ether |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天皇 | てんのう tennou | Emperor of Japan |
| 天気 | てんき tenki | weather |
| 天才 | てんさい tensai | genius; prodigy; natural gift |
| 天然 | てんねん tennen | nature; spontaneity |
| 天国 | てんごく tengoku | paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven |
| 天井 | てんじょう tenjou | ceiling |
| 空気 | くうき kuuki | air; atmosphere |
| 空港 | くうこう kuukou | airport |
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.