Japanese symbol for “somersault”
宙返り
ちゅうがえり
Romaji: chuugaeri
somersault; looping-the-loop
In Japanese, somersault is 宙返り, read ちゅうがえり (chuugaeri).
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, vi, vs somersault; looping-the-loop
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “somersault”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| でんぐり返し | でんぐりがえし dengurigaeshi | somersault; tumble; roll |
| サマーソルト | サマーソルト samaasoruto | somersault |
| とんぼ返り | とんぼがえり tonbogaeri | somersault |
| 翻筋斗 | もんどり mondori | somersault |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宇宙 | うちゅう uchuu | universe; cosmos; space |
| 小宇宙 | しょううちゅう shouuchuu | microcosmos; microcosm |
| 宇宙船 | うちゅうせん uchuusen | spaceship |
| 宙吊り | ちゅうづり chuuzuri | hanging in midair; suspended in midair |
| 大宇宙 | だいうちゅう daiuchuu | macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe |
| 返事 | へんじ henji | reply; answer; response |
| 繰り返す | くりかえす kurikaesu | to repeat; to do over again |
| 返還 | へんかん henkan | return; restoration |
See also: Chinese symbol for “somersault”.
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.