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Japanese symbol for “ionosphere”

Romaji: denrisou
ionosphere

In Japanese, ionosphere is , read (denrisou).

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 ionosphere

Kanji and stroke order

electricity
on: デン
13 strokes · JLPT 4
detach, separation, disjoin
on: リ
kun: はな.れる、はな.す
19 strokes · JLPT 1
stratum, social class, layer
on: ソウ
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “ionosphere”

WordReadingMeaning
でんりけん denrikenionosphere

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
でんわ denwatelephone call; phone call
でんしゃ denshatrain; electric train
でんき denkielectricity
でんし denshielectron
でんりょく denryokuelectric power
はつでん hatsudengeneration of electricity; power generation
きょり kyoridistance; range; interval
りこん rikondivorce
いっそう issoueven more; still more; all the more

See also: Chinese symbol for “ionosphere”.

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.