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Japanese symbol for “legendary”

Romaji: denkiteki
legendary

In Japanese, legendary is , read (denkiteki).

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. adj-na legendary

Kanji and stroke order

transmit, go along, walk along
on: デン、テン
kun: つた.わる、つた.える、つた.う、つだ.う
6 strokes · JLPT 2
strange, strangeness, curiosity
on: キ
kun: く.しき、あや.しい、くし、めずら.しい
8 strokes · JLPT 1
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “legendary”

WordReadingMeaning
でんせつじょう densetsujoulegendary; fabled; fabulous
でんせつてき densetsutekilegendary; folkloric; traditional

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
でんとう dentoutradition; convention
せんでん sendenpublicity; advertisement; advertising
でんせつ densetsulegend; folklore; tradition
てつだい tetsudaihelper; assistant
いでん idenheredity; (genetic) inheritance
いでんし idenshigene
きせき kisekimiracle; wonder; marvel
きみょう kimyoustrange; odd; peculiar
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “legendary”.

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.

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