Japanese symbol for “stargazing”
天体観測
てんたいかんそく
Romaji: tentaikansoku
astronomical observation; stargazing
In Japanese, stargazing is 天体観測, read てんたいかんそく (tentaikansoku).
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Meanings
- n astronomical observation; stargazing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stargazing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 放心状態 | ほうしんじょうたい houshinjoutai | being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 天然 | てんねん tennen | nature; spontaneity |
| 天国 | てんごく tengoku | paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven |
| 天井 | てんじょう tenjou | ceiling |
| 全体 | ぜんたい zentai | whole; entirety |
| 団体 | だんたい dantai | group; party; team |
| 観光 | かんこう kankou | sightseeing; tourism |
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation; survey; measurement |
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.