Word Meaning 羽化登仙

うかとうせん ukatousen

羽化登仙 is read as うかとうせん (ukatousen) and means a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air).

Meaning

English

  1. a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air)

Reading

Kana

うかとうせん

Romaji

ukatousen

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Yojijukugo Rank 77793 Priority M

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