Japanese symbol for “glacial”
氷期
ひょうき
Romaji: hyouki
glacial period; glacial; glaciation
In Japanese, glacial is 氷期, read ひょうき (hyouki).
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Meanings
- n glacial period; glacial; glaciation (geol)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 氷山 | ひょうざん hyouzan | iceberg |
| 氷点下 | ひょうてんか hyoutenka | below freezing |
| 流氷 | りゅうひょう ryuuhyou | drift ice; ice floe |
| 氷河 | ひょうが hyouga | glacier |
| 氷室 | ひむろ himuro | ice house; ice room; cold room |
| かき氷 | かきごおり kakigoori | shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
| 期待 | きたい kitai | expectation; anticipation; hope |
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.