Japanese symbol for “skyscraper”
摩天楼
まてんろう
Romaji: matenrou
skyscraper
In Japanese, skyscraper is 摩天楼, read まてんろう (matenrou).
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 skyscraper
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “skyscraper”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 超高層ビル | ちょうこうそうビル choukousoubiru | skyscraper |
| 超高層建築 | ちょうこうそうけんちく choukousoukenchiku | skyscraper |
| スカイスクレイパー | スカイスクレイパー sukaisukureipaa | skyscraper |
| 高層ビル | こうそうビル kousoubiru | high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摩擦 | まさつ masatsu | friction |
| 摩耗 | まもう mamou | wear; abrasion |
| 薩摩 | さつま satsuma | Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture) |
| 志摩 | しま shima | Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture) |
| あん摩 | あんま anma | massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage) |
| 天皇 | てんのう tennou | Emperor of Japan |
| 天気 | てんき tenki | weather |
| 天才 | てんさい tensai | genius; prodigy; natural gift |
| 鐘楼 | しょうろう shourou | belfry; bell tower |
See also: Chinese symbol for “skyscraper”.
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.