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天空の城ラピュタ (てんくうのしろラピュタ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

天てん空くうの城しろラピュタ

Meanings

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noun

Laputa: Castle in the Sky; Castle in the Sky

work of art, literature, music, etc.

Title of the 1986 animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki and produced by Studio Ghibli.

「天てん空くうの城しろラピュタ」は1986年ねんに公こう開かいされたスタジオジブリのアニメ映えい画がです。
"Laputa: Castle in the Sky" is a Studio Ghibli animated film released in 1986.

Kanji

天heavens, sky, imperial
空empty, sky, void
城castle

Etymology

The title combines 天空 (てんくう, 'sky') + の + 城 (しろ, 'castle') + ラピュタ (Rapyuta), referencing the floating island Laputa from Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels.