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Japanese symbol for “wingspan”

Romaji: yokufuku
wingspan

In Japanese, wingspan is , read (yokufuku).

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 wingspan

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

wing, plane, flank
on: ヨク
kun: つばさ
17 strokes · JLPT 1
hanging scroll, width
on: フク
kun: はば
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “wingspan”

WordReadingMeaning
よくスパン yokusupanwingspan; wingspread
よくかいちょう yokukaichouwingspan (of a bird); wingspread
よくちょう yokuchouwing length (esp. of a bird); wingspan (esp. of an aircraft)
ウイングスパン uingusupanwingspan

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さよく sayokuleft wing
うよく uyokuright wing
りょうよく ryouyokuboth wings; both flanks
いちよく ichiyokuone wing
びよく biyokutail (of an aircraft); empennage; tail assembly
しゅよく shuyokumain wings (of an aeroplane, airplane)
おおはば oohababig; large; drastic
はばひろい habahiroiextensive; wide; broad

See also: Chinese symbol for “wingspan”.

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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