Japanese symbol for “fantastic”
素敵
すてき
Romaji: suteki
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting
In Japanese, fantastic is 素敵, read すてき (suteki).
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
- adj-na lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
Written forms: 素敵、素適、素的. Readings: すてき、ステキ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “fantastic”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 神 | かみ kami | god-tier; incredible; fantastic |
| 奇想天外 | きそうてんがい kisoutengai | fantastic; bizarre; incredible |
| 異形 | いぎょう igyou | fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking |
| 珍妙 | ちんみょう chinmyou | queer; odd; fantastic |
| ファンタスティック | ファンタスティック fantasutikku | fantastic |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 要素 | ようそ youso | element; component; factor |
| 素材 | そざい sozai | ingredient; (raw) material; resource |
| 素人 | しろうと shirouto | amateur; layman; ordinary person |
| 素直 | すなお sunao | obedient; meek; docile |
| 酸素 | さんそ sanso | oxygen (O) |
| 敵対 | てきたい tekitai | hostility; antagonism; opposition |
| 匹敵 | ひってき hitteki | to be a match for; to rival; to equal |
| 無敵 | むてき muteki | invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled |
See also: Chinese symbol for “fantastic”.
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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