Japanese symbol for “skyrocket”
打ち上げ花火
うちあげはなび
Romaji: uchiagehanabi
skyrocket (firework)
In Japanese, skyrocket is 打ち上げ花火, read うちあげはなび (uchiagehanabi).
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 skyrocket (firework)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “skyrocket”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狼煙 | のろし noroshi | beacon; skyrocket; signal fire |
| 跳ね上がる | はねあがる haneagaru | to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to skyrocket |
| ロケット花火 | ロケットはなび rokettohanabi | skyrocket; bottle rocket |
| 煙火 | えんか enka | beacon; skyrocket; signal fire |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 打つ | うつ utsu | to hit; to strike; to knock |
| 打撃 | だげき dageki | blow; shock; strike |
| 打ち上げ | うちあげ uchiage | launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; shooting off (fireworks) |
| 安打 | あんだ anda | safe hit |
| 打破 | だは daha | breaking down; defeating; abolishing |
| 打線 | だせん dasen | batting line-up; batting order |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
| 売り上げ | うりあげ uriage | amount sold; sales; proceeds |
| 花火 | はなび hanabi | fireworks |
| 火災 | かさい kasai | conflagration; fire |
See also: Chinese symbol for “skyrocket”.
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.