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Japanese symbol for “ethereal”

Romaji: konoyonomonotomoomoenai
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal

In Japanese, ethereal is , read (konoyonomonotomoomoenai).

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. adj-i, exp unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

generation, world, society
on: セイ、セ、ソウ
kun: よ
5 strokes · JLPT 3
think
on: シ
kun: おも.う、おもえら.く、おぼ.す
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “ethereal”

WordReadingMeaning
このよのものともおもえぬ konoyonomonotomoomoenuunearthly; otherworldly; out of this world

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
せかい sekaithe world; society; the universe
せだい sedaigeneration
せいき seikicentury
よのなか yononakasociety; the world; the times
せけん sekenworld; society; people
せたい setaihousehold; family
おもう omouto think; to consider; to believe
おもい omoithought

See also: Chinese symbol for “ethereal”.

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.