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Japanese symbol for “rhapsody”

Romaji: kyoushikyoku
rhapsody

In Japanese, rhapsody is , read (kyoushikyoku).

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 rhapsody (music)

Kanji and stroke order

lunatic, insane, crazy
on: キョウ
kun: くる.う、くる.おしい、くるお.しい
7 strokes · JLPT 1
poem, poetry
on: シ
kun: うた
13 strokes · JLPT 1
bend, music, melody
on: キョク
kun: ま.がる、ま.げる、くま
6 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “rhapsody”

WordReadingMeaning
ラプソディ rapusodirhapsody

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くるう kuruuto go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy
きょうき kyoukimadness; insanity
ねっきょう nekkyouwild enthusiasm; being crazy about
きょうげん kyougenkyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play
きょうらん kyouranfury; frenzy; madness
きょうしん kyoushinfanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
しじん shijinpoet
しいか shiikaJapanese and Chinese poetry
さっきょく sakkyokucomposition (of music); setting; writing music

See also: Chinese symbol for “rhapsody”.

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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