Japanese symbol for “heng”
雷風恒
らいふうこう
Romaji: raifuukou
heng (hexagram 32 of the I Ching: duration)
In Japanese, heng is 雷風恒, read らいふうこう (raifuukou).
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Meanings
- n heng (hexagram 32 of the I Ching: duration)
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地雷 | じらい jirai | land mine |
| 魚雷 | ぎょらい gyorai | torpedo |
| 落雷 | らくらい rakurai | lightning strike; lightning bolt |
| 機雷 | きらい kirai | (sea) mine |
| 雷鳴 | らいめい raimei | thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder |
| 雷雨 | らいう raiu | thunderstorm; thundershower |
| 台風 | たいふう taifuu | typhoon; hurricane |
| 風景 | ふうけい fuukei | scenery; scene; landscape |
| 恒例 | こうれい kourei | established practice; custom |
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.