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Japanese symbol for “sublime”

Romaji: yuudai
grand; magnificent; majestic; great

In Japanese, sublime is , read (yuudai).

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. adj-na, n grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime

Kanji and stroke order

masculine, male, hero
on: ユウ
kun: お-、おす、おん
12 strokes · JLPT 1
large, big
on: ダイ、タイ
kun: おお-、おお.きい、-おお.いに
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “sublime”

WordReadingMeaning
すうこう suukoulofty; sublime; noble
そうぜつ souzetsuheroic; fierce; grand
そうごん sougonsolemn; sublime; grand
みみょう mimyouunspeakably wonderful; sublime; exquisite
けだかい kedakaisublime; noble; high-minded

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
えいゆう eiyuuhero; heroine; great person
しゆう shiyuumale and female (animals); the two sexes
ゆうべん yuubeneloquence; fluency (of speech)
りょうゆう ryouyuutwo great men
ゆうし yuushimajestic figure; imposing figure; impressive appearance
だいじょうぶ daijoubusafe; secure; sound
たいへん taihenvery; greatly; terribly
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college

See also: Chinese symbol for “sublime”.

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.