Japanese symbol for “geospatial”

地理空間

ちりくうかん

Romaji: chirikuukan

geospatial

In Japanese, geospatial is 地理空間, read ちりくうかん (chirikuukan).

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Meanings

adj-na geospatial

Kanji and stroke order

地

ground, earth

on: チ、ジ

6 strokes · JLPT 3

理

logic, arrangement, reason

on: リ
kun: ことわり

11 strokes · JLPT 3

空

empty, sky, void

on: クウ
kun: そら、あ.く、あ.き、あ.ける

8 strokes · JLPT 4

間

interval, space

on: カン、ケン
kun: あいだ、ま、あい

12 strokes · JLPT 4

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
地域	ちいき chiiki	area; region; district
地球	ちきゅう chikyuu	Earth; the globe
地方	ちほう chihou	district; region; area
地元	じもと jimoto	home area; home town
地震	じしん jishin	earthquake
土地	とち tochi	plot of land; lot; soil
理由	りゆう riyuu	reason; grounds; pretext
理解	りかい rikai	understanding; comprehension; appreciation
空気	くうき kuuki	air; atmosphere
時間	じかん jikan	time

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.