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Japanese symbol for “reverie”

Romaji: musou
dream; vision; reverie

In Japanese, reverie is , read (musou).

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, vs, vt dream; vision; reverie

Kanji and stroke order

dream, vision, illusion
on: ム、ボウ
kun: ゆめ、ゆめ.みる、くら.い
13 strokes · JLPT 2
idea, thought, conception
on: ソウ、ソ
kun: おも.う
13 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “reverie”

WordReadingMeaning
ものおもい monoomoireverie; meditation; anxiety
こうこつじょうたい koukotsujoutaistate of ecstasy; state of rapture; trance

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
あくむ akumunightmare; bad dream
むちゅう muchuuabsorbed in; immersed in; crazy about
ゆめにも yumenimo(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
むげん mugendreams; fantasy; visions
ゆめみ yumemihaving a dream
よそう yosouexpectation; anticipation; prediction
そうぞう souzouimagination; supposition; guess
かんそう kansouimpressions; thoughts; feelings

See also: Chinese symbol for “reverie”.

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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