Japanese symbol for “horizon”
地平線
ちへいせん
Romaji: chiheisen
horizon (related to land)
In Japanese, horizon is 地平線, read ちへいせん (chiheisen).
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
- n horizon (related to land)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “horizon”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水平線 | すいへいせん suiheisen | horizon (related to bodies of water) |
| 地平 | ちへい chihei | horizon |
| 天涯 | てんがい tengai | horizon; distant land; skyline |
| 天際 | てんさい tensai | horizon |
| 空際 | くうさい kuusai | horizon; point where the sky meets the earth |
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 |
| 平和 | へいわ heiwa | peace; harmony |
| 平均 | へいきん heikin | average; mean |
| 新幹線 | しんかんせん shinkansen | Shinkansen; bullet train |
See also: Chinese symbol for “horizon”.
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.