Japanese symbol for “boom”
ブーム
ブーム
Romaji: buumu
boom; craze; fad
In Japanese, boom is ブーム (buumu).
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
- n, n-suf boom; craze; fad
- n, n-suf (economic) boom
- n boom (of a boat)
- n (microphone) boom
Other Japanese words for “boom”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盛況 | せいきょう seikyou | success; boom; being well-attended (of an event) |
| 暴騰 | ぼうとう boutou | sudden rise; sharp rise; boom |
| 好景気 | こうけいき koukeiki | good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity |
| 景気 | けいき keiki | good (economic) times; prosperity; boom |
| 好況 | こうきょう koukyou | prosperous (economic) conditions; favourable conditions; (economic) boom |
See also: Chinese symbol for “boom”.
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.