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Japanese symbol for “lithosphere”

Romaji: gansekiken
lithosphere

In Japanese, lithosphere is , read (gansekiken).

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 lithosphere (geol)

Kanji and stroke order

boulder, rock, cliff
on: ガン
kun: いわ
8 strokes · JLPT 2
stone
on: セキ、シャク、コク
kun: いし
5 strokes · JLPT 2
sphere, circle, radius
on: ケン
kun: かこ.い
12 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “lithosphere”

WordReadingMeaning
がんけん gankenlithosphere
リソスフェア risosufealithosphere

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ようがん youganlava
がんばん ganbanbedrock
がんしょう ganshoureef
いわや iwayacave; cavern; grotto
がんせき gansekirock
いわやま iwayamarocky mountain
せきゆ sekiyuoil; petroleum
ほうせき housekigem; jewel; precious stone
けんがい kengaioutside (a region, area, etc.); out of range (of a mobile network, radar, etc.); outside the sphere (of influence, etc.)

See also: Chinese symbol for “lithosphere”.

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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