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Japanese symbol for “din”

Romaji: souon
noise; din

In Japanese, din is , read (souon).

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 noise; din

Kanji and stroke order

boisterous, make noise, clamor
on: ソウ
kun: さわ.ぐ、うれい、さわ.がしい
18 strokes · JLPT 1
sound, noise
on: オン、イン、-ノン
kun: おと、ね
9 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “din”

WordReadingMeaning
さざめき sazamekihubbub; din; noise
ディン dinDeutsches Institut fūr Normung; DIN; German Institute for Standardization
ドイツこうぎょうきかく doitsukougyoukikakuDeutsche Institut fuer Normung; DIN

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そうどう soudouriot; rebellion; turmoil
さわぎ sawagiuproar; disturbance
おおさわぎ oosawagiclamour; clamor; uproar
さわぐ sawaguto make noise; to make racket; to be noisy
ぶっそう bussoudangerous; unsettled; troubled
おんがく ongakumusic
おんせい onseivoice; speech
ろくおん rokuon(audio) recording

See also: Chinese symbol for “din”.

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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