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Japanese symbol for “firmament”

Romaji: oozora
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament

In Japanese, firmament is , read (oozora).

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 wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament

Kanji and stroke order

large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 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 “firmament”

WordReadingMeaning
てんくう tenkuusky; air; ether
まんてん mantenthe whole sky; the firmament; the heavens
いってん ittenthe whole sky; firmament
しょうかん shoukansky; heavens; firmament
せいかん seikanwide open sky; the blue; heavens

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
さいだい saidaibiggest; greatest; largest
たいかい taikaimass meeting; convention; rally
だいとうりょう daitouryoupresident (of a country)
くうき kuukiair; atmosphere
くうこう kuukouairport

See also: Chinese symbol for “firmament”.

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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