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Japanese symbol for “ventilator”

Romaji: kuukinuki
ventilator

In Japanese, ventilator is , read (kuukinuki).

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 ventilator

Kanji and stroke order

empty, sky, void
on: クウ
kun: そら、あ.く、あ.き、あ.ける
8 strokes · JLPT 4
spirit, mind, air
on: キ、ケ
kun: いき、き
6 strokes · JLPT 4
slip out, extract, pull out
on: バツ、ハツ、ハイ
kun: ぬ.く、-ぬ.く、ぬ.き、ぬ.ける
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “ventilator”

WordReadingMeaning
つうふうき tsuufuukiventilator
そうふうき soufuukiventilator; blower; fan
かんきそうち kankisouchiventilator; ventilating device
ベンチレーター benchireetaaventilator
じんこうこきゅうき jinkoukokyuukiartificial respirator; ventilator

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
きもち kimochifeeling; sensation; mood
にんき ninkipopularity; public favor
ばつぐん batsugunoutstanding; excellent; exceptional

See also: Chinese symbol for “ventilator”.

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.