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Japanese symbol for “barrage”

Romaji: renda
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage

In Japanese, barrage is , read (renda).

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, vs, vt repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage
  2. n, vs, vt consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball) (sports)

Kanji and stroke order

take along, lead, join
on: レン
kun: つら.なる、つら.ねる、つ.れる、-づ.れ
10 strokes · JLPT 2
strike, hit, knock
on: ダ、ダース
kun: う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “barrage”

WordReadingMeaning
せめ semebarrage (of); flood (of)
だんまく danmaku(artillery) barrage
あめあられ ameararehail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm
ほうれつ houretsubattery (of artillery, cameras, etc.); barrage

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
れんらく renrakucontacting; (making) contact; getting in touch
かんれん kanrenrelation; connection; relevance
れんぞく renzokucontinuation; succession; series
れんごう rengouunion; combination; alliance
れんぽう renpoufederation (of states); confederation; commonwealth
れんちゅう renchuucompany; lot; people
うつ utsuto hit; to strike; to knock
だげき dagekiblow; shock; strike

See also: Chinese symbol for “barrage”.

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.