Japanese symbol for “bumping”
突沸
とっぷつ
Romaji: topputsu
explosive boil (after a liquid has been heated to its boiling point); bumping
In Japanese, bumping is 突沸, read とっぷつ (topputsu).
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, vs explosive boil (after a liquid has been heated to its boiling point); bumping
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 突然 | とつぜん totsuzen | abrupt; sudden; unexpected |
| 突破 | とっぱ toppa | breaking through; breakthrough; penetration |
| 衝突 | しょうとつ shoutotsu | collision; crash; impact |
| 突入 | とつにゅう totsunyuu | rushing into; breaking into; storming |
| 突如 | とつじょ totsujo | suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly |
| 突き | つき tsuki | thrust; stab; lunge |
| 沸騰 | ふっとう futtou | boiling; seething |
| 沸かす | わかす wakasu | to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink) |
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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