Japanese symbol for “interstellar”
星間
せいかん
Romaji: seikan
interstellar
In Japanese, interstellar is 星間, read せいかん (seikan).
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Meanings
- adj-f, adj-no interstellar
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “interstellar”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 恒星間 | こうせいかん kouseikan | interstellar |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 衛星 | えいせい eisei | (natural) satellite; moon |
| 火星 | かせい kasei | Mars (planet) |
| 惑星 | わくせい wakusei | planet |
| 星座 | せいざ seiza | constellation |
| 彗星 | すいせい suisei | comet |
| 明星 | みょうじょう myoujou | morning star; Venus |
| 時間 | じかん jikan | time |
| 人間 | にんげん ningen | human being; human; person |
See also: Chinese symbol for “interstellar”.
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.