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Japanese symbol for “luftwaffe”

Romaji: doitsukuugun
German Air Force; Luftwaffe

In Japanese, luftwaffe is , read (doitsukuugun).

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Meanings

  1. n German Air Force; Luftwaffe

Kanji and stroke order

empty, sky, void
on: クウ
kun: そら、あ.く、あ.き、あ.ける
8 strokes · JLPT 4
army, force, troops
on: グン
kun: いくさ
9 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くうき kuukiair; atmosphere
くうこう kuukouairport
くうかん kuukanspace; room; airspace
こうくう koukuuaviation; flying
こうくうき koukuukiaircraft
くうちゅう kuuchuu(in) the air; midair; sky
ぐんじ gunjimilitary affairs
しょうぐん shougungeneral

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.