Japanese symbol for “temperature”
気温
きおん
Romaji: kion
(air) temperature
In Japanese, temperature is 気温, read きおん (kion).
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Meanings
- n (air) temperature
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “temperature”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 温度 | おんど ondo | temperature |
| 熱 | ねつ netsu | fever; temperature |
| 寒暖 | かんだん kandan | cold and heat; (degree of) temperature |
| 熱度 | ねつど netsudo | degree of heat; temperature; enthusiasm |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 気持ち | きもち kimochi | feeling; sensation; mood |
| 人気 | にんき ninki | popularity; public favor |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
| 元気 | げんき genki | lively; full of spirit; energetic |
| 電気 | でんき denki | electricity |
| 雰囲気 | ふんいき fun'iki | atmosphere; mood; ambience |
| 温泉 | おんせん onsen | hot spring |
| 温度 | おんど ondo | temperature |
See also: Chinese symbol for “temperature”.
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.