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Japanese symbol for “gas”

Romaji: kitai
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body

In Japanese, gas is , read (kitai).

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 gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body

Kanji and stroke order

spirit, mind, air
on: キ、ケ
kun: いき、き
6 strokes · JLPT 4
body, substance, object
on: タイ、テイ
kun: からだ、かたち
7 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “gas”

WordReadingMeaning
ガス gasugas (as a fuel)
ふんき funkigas (fumes)
へ hefart; gas; wind
おなら onarawind; gas; fart
ガスたい gasutaigas

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きもち kimochifeeling; sensation; mood
にんき ninkipopularity; public favor
きぶん kibunfeeling; mood
げんき genkilively; full of spirit; energetic
でんき denkielectricity
ふんいき fun'ikiatmosphere; mood; ambience
ぜんたい zentaiwhole; entirety
だんたい dantaigroup; party; team

See also: Chinese symbol for “gas”.

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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