Japanese symbol for “fantastical”

空想的

くうそうてき

Romaji: kuusouteki

imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian

In Japanese, fantastical is 空想的, read くうそうてき (kuusouteki).

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Meanings

adj-na imaginary; fantastical; visionary; utopian; quixotic; fanciful

Kanji and stroke order

空

empty, sky, void

on: クウ
kun: そら、あ.く、あ.き、あ.ける

8 strokes · JLPT 4

想

idea, thought, conception

on: ソウ、ソ
kun: おも.う

13 strokes · JLPT 2

的

bull's eye, mark, target

on: テキ
kun: まと

8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
空気	くうき kuuki	air; atmosphere
空港	くうこう kuukou	airport
空間	くうかん kuukan	space; room; airspace
航空	こうくう koukuu	aviation; flying
航空機	こうくうき koukuuki	aircraft
空中	くうちゅう kuuchuu	(in) the air; midair; sky
予想	よそう yosou	expectation; anticipation; prediction
想像	そうぞう souzou	imagination; supposition; guess
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim

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.