Japanese symbol for “universe”
宇宙
うちゅう
Romaji: uchuu
universe; cosmos; space
In Japanese, universe is 宇宙, read うちゅう (uchuu).
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 universe; cosmos; space
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “universe”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世界 | せかい sekai | the world; society; the universe |
| 天地 | てんち tenchi | heaven and earth; the universe; the world |
| ユニバース | ユニバース yunibaasu | universe |
| 法界 | ほっかい hokkai | universe |
| 母集団 | ぼしゅうだん boshuudan | population; universe; parent set |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宇都宮 | うつのみや utsunomiya | Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi) |
| 小宇宙 | しょううちゅう shouuchuu | microcosmos; microcosm |
| 宇宙船 | うちゅうせん uchuusen | spaceship |
| 宇都宮線 | うつのみやせん utsunomiyasen | Utsunomiya Line |
| 一宇 | いちう ichiu | one house; one roof |
| 宙返り | ちゅうがえり chuugaeri | somersault; looping-the-loop |
| 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 |
See also: Chinese symbol for “universe”.
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.