Japanese symbol for “naruto”
鳴門
なると
Romaji: naruto
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom
In Japanese, naruto is 鳴門, read なると (naruto).
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Meanings
- n strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; maelstrom
- n kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern
- n cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern (food)
- n Naruto (city in Tokushima)
- n Naruto Strait
- n Naruto wakame
Written forms: 鳴門、鳴戸. Readings: なると.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悲鳴 | ひめい himei | shriek; scream |
| 鳴る | なる naru | to sound; to ring; to resound |
| 鳴り | なり nari | ringing; sound |
| 鳴き声 | なきごえ nakigoe | cry (of an animal); call; chirp |
| 鳴らす | ならす narasu | to ring; to sound; to chime |
| 怒鳴る | どなる donaru | to shout (in anger); to yell |
| 専門 | せんもん senmon | speciality; specialty; special subject of study |
| 部門 | ぶもん bumon | division (of a larger group); branch; field |
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.