Japanese symbol for “lull”
小康
しょうこう
Romaji: shoukou
lull; breathing spell; respite
In Japanese, lull is 小康, read しょうこう (shoukou).
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Meanings
- n lull; breathing spell; respite
- n remission (of an illness); becoming stable
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lull”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一服 | いっぷく ippuku | (brief) lull |
| 凪 | なぎ nagi | calm (at sea); lull |
| 谷間 | たにま tanima | part or place that has been left behind; blind spot; bottom (of society) |
| 踊り場 | おどりば odoriba | leveling off (e.g. in the economy); cooling off; (period of) stagnation |
| 中だるみ | なかだるみ nakadarumi | slump; lull |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student |
| 小型 | こがた kogata | small-sized; small-scale; miniature |
| 小さい | ちいさい chiisai | small; little; tiny |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 健康 | けんこう kenkou | health |
| 不健康 | ふけんこう fukenkou | poor health; ill health; unhealthy |
See also: Chinese symbol for “lull”.
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.