Japanese symbol for “legendary”
伝奇的
でんきてき
Romaji: denkiteki
legendary
In Japanese, legendary is 伝奇的, read でんきてき (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
- adj-na legendary
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “legendary”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伝説上 | でんせつじょう densetsujou | legendary; fabled; fabulous |
| 伝説的 | でんせつてき densetsuteki | legendary; folkloric; traditional |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伝統 | でんとう dentou | tradition; convention |
| 宣伝 | せんでん senden | publicity; advertisement; advertising |
| 伝説 | でんせつ densetsu | legend; folklore; tradition |
| 手伝い | てつだい tetsudai | helper; assistant |
| 遺伝 | いでん iden | heredity; (genetic) inheritance |
| 遺伝子 | いでんし idenshi | gene |
| 奇跡 | きせき kiseki | miracle; wonder; marvel |
| 奇妙 | きみょう kimyou | strange; odd; peculiar |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; 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.