Japanese symbol for “levitation”
空中浮遊
くうちゅうふゆう
Romaji: kuuchuufuyuu
levitation; floating on air
In Japanese, levitation is 空中浮遊, read くうちゅうふゆう (kuuchuufuyuu).
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Meanings
- n levitation; floating on air
- adj-f airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “levitation”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 空中浮揚 | くうちゅうふよう kuuchuufuyou | levitation |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 空気 | くうき kuuki | air; atmosphere |
| 空港 | くうこう kuukou | airport |
| 空間 | くうかん kuukan | space; room; airspace |
| 航空 | こうくう koukuu | aviation; flying |
| 航空機 | こうくうき koukuuki | aircraft |
| 空中 | くうちゅう kuuchuu | (in) the air; midair; sky |
| 中心 | ちゅうしん chuushin | center; centre; middle |
| 途中 | とちゅう tochuu | on the way; en route |
| 浮気 | うわき uwaki | extramarital sex; affair; fooling around |
| 遊び | あそび asobi | play; playing; game |
See also: Chinese symbol for “levitation”.
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.