Japanese symbol for “phoenix”
不死鳥
ふしちょう
Romaji: fushichou
phoenix
In Japanese, phoenix is 不死鳥, read ふしちょう (fushichou).
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 phoenix
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “phoenix”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| フェニックス | フェニックス fenikkusu | phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology) |
| 鳳凰座 | ほうおうざ hououza | Phoenix (constellation) |
| 火の鳥 | ひのとり hinotori | phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不明 | ふめい fumei | unclear; obscure; indistinct |
| 不安 | ふあん fuan | anxiety; uneasiness; worry |
| 不足 | ふそく fusoku | insufficiency; deficiency; shortage |
| 不満 | ふまん fuman | dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure |
| 不可能 | ふかのう fukanou | impossible |
| 不思議 | ふしぎ fushigi | wonderful; marvelous; strange |
| 死亡 | しぼう shibou | death; dying; mortality |
| 必死 | ひっし hisshi | frantic; frenetic; desperate |
| 白鳥 | はくちょう hakuchou | swan (Cygnus spp.) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “phoenix”.
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.