Kanji Detail for 穹 - "sky, dome, vault"

穹

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

穹 means "sky, dome, vault."
1. Sky - The heavens above.
2. Dome - An arched ceiling.
3. Vault - A curved overhead structure.
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- Verified meaning: sky, dome, vault
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read こう, たかし)
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Name readings of 穹

Given names 穹(こう) 穹(たかし)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

sky

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

high and vast; elevated; arched

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

vault; dome; the sky

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

vast, lofty, high; vault, dome, arch

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

Round, arched, and lofty. The sky is called 穹. Seen in (Book of Odes). Round-topped tents are called 穹廬. Seen in (Book of Han).
Onyomi

kyoh(キョウ)

kyuu(キュウ)
Kunyomi

ame(あめ)

sora(そら)
Strokes

8 strokes
Radical

穴 (ana・anakammuri)
Related Keywords

sky dome vault deep mysterious hole cave arch canopy ceiling celestial cupola firmament heaven overhead zenith