Japanese symbol for “meteor”
流星
りゅうせい
Romaji: ryuusei
meteor; shooting star; falling star
In Japanese, meteor is 流星, read りゅうせい (ryuusei).
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
- n meteor; shooting star; falling star
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “meteor”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流れ星 | ながれぼし nagareboshi | shooting star; falling star; meteor |
| メテオ | メテオ meteo | meteor |
| 隕星 | いんせい insei | meteor; falling star |
| 夜這星 | よばいぼし yobaiboshi | meteor; shooting star |
| 人魂 | ひとだま hitodama | meteor; shooting star |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
| 流行 | りゅうこう ryuukou | fashion; trend; vogue |
| 流通 | りゅうつう ryuutsuu | circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution |
| 流し | ながし nagashi | sink (e.g. in a kitchen) |
| 流す | ながす nagasu | to drain; to pour; to run |
| 衛星 | えいせい eisei | (natural) satellite; moon |
| 火星 | かせい kasei | Mars (planet) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “meteor”.
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.