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Japanese symbol for “trapeze”

Romaji: kuuchuuburanko
trapeze; flying trapeze

In Japanese, trapeze is , read (kuuchuuburanko).

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. n trapeze; flying trapeze

Kanji and stroke order

empty, sky, void
on: クウ
kun: そら、あ.く、あ.き、あ.ける
8 strokes · JLPT 4
in, inside, middle
on: チュウ
kun: なか、うち、あた.る
4 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “trapeze”

WordReadingMeaning
ぶらんこ burankoswing; trapeze
トラピーズ torapiizutrapeze (in sailing)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
くうき kuukiair; atmosphere
くうこう kuukouairport
くうかん kuukanspace; room; airspace
こうくう koukuuaviation; flying
こうくうき koukuukiaircraft
くうちゅう kuuchuu(in) the air; midair; sky
ちゅうしん chuushincenter; centre; middle
とちゅう tochuuon the way; en route

See also: Chinese symbol for “trapeze”.

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.

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