Japanese symbol for “eloquently”
滔々
とうとう
Romaji: toutou
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); voluminously flowing
In Japanese, eloquently is 滔々, read とうとう (toutou).
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Meanings
- adj-t, adv-to torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); voluminously flowing
- adj-t, adv-to (speak) eloquently; fluently; spout forth (a torrent of speech)
- adj-t, adv-to flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
Written forms: 滔々、滔滔、濤々、濤濤. Readings: とうとう.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 滔天 | とうてん touten | tremendous (vigor, force, etc.); overwhelming |
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.