Japanese symbol for “microcosm”
小宇宙
しょううちゅう
Romaji: shouuchuu
microcosmos; microcosm
In Japanese, microcosm is 小宇宙, read しょううちゅう (shouuchuu).
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Meanings
- n microcosmos; microcosm
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “microcosm”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 縮図 | しゅくず shukuzu | microcosm; microcosmos |
| ミクロコスモス | ミクロコスモス mikurokosumosu | microcosm |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student |
| 小型 | こがた kogata | small-sized; small-scale; miniature |
| 小さい | ちいさい chiisai | small; little; tiny |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 宇宙 | うちゅう uchuu | universe; cosmos; space |
| 宇都宮 | うつのみや utsunomiya | Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi) |
| 宙返り | ちゅうがえり chuugaeri | somersault; looping-the-loop |
See also: Chinese symbol for “microcosm”.
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