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Japanese symbol for “boom”

Romaji: buumu
boom; craze; fad

In Japanese, boom is (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

  1. n, n-suf boom; craze; fad
  2. n, n-suf (economic) boom
  3. n boom (of a boat)
  4. n (microphone) boom

Other Japanese words for “boom”

WordReadingMeaning
せいきょう seikyousuccess; boom; being well-attended (of an event)
ぼうとう boutousudden rise; sharp rise; boom
こうけいき koukeikigood times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
けいき keikigood (economic) times; prosperity; boom
こうきょう koukyouprosperous (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.

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