Japanese symbol for “peal”
轟き
とどろき
Romaji: todoroki
roar; peal; rumble; booming
In Japanese, peal is 轟き, read とどろき (todoroki).
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Meanings
- n roar; peal; rumble; booming
- n beating; pounding; throbbing
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轟沈 | ごうちん gouchin | sinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.) |
| 轟音 | ごうおん gouon | thunderous roar; roaring sound |
| 轟く | とどろく todoroku | to roar; to thunder; to boom |
| 爆轟 | ばくごう bakugou | detonation |
| 轟かす | とどろかす todorokasu | to make (a thundering sound); to let resound |
See also: Chinese symbol for “peal”.
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.