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Japanese symbol for “skies”

Romaji: joukuu
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

In Japanese, skies is , read (joukuu).

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 sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

Kanji and stroke order

above, up
on: ジョウ、ショウ、シャン
kun: うえ、-うえ、うわ-、かみ
3 strokes · JLPT 4
empty, sky, void
on: クウ
kun: そら、あ.く、あ.き、あ.ける
8 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “skies”

WordReadingMeaning
てんじょう tenjouthe heavens; the skies
てんかい tenkaithe heavens; the skies; celestial sphere

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
いじょう ijounot less than ...; ... and over; ... and above
うりあげ uriageamount sold; sales; proceeds
じょうしょう joushourising; ascending; climbing
こうじょう koujouelevation; rise; improvement
じょうし joushi(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
ちじょう chijouabove ground; on the ground; earth's surface
くうき kuukiair; atmosphere
くうこう kuukouairport

See also: Chinese symbol for “skies”.

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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