Japanese symbol for “peng”
鵬
ほう
Romaji: hou
peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish)
In Japanese, peng is 鵬, read ほう (hou).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish) (chmyth)
Written forms: 鵬. Readings: ほう、ぼう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “peng”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大鳥 | おおとり ootori | peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大鵬 | たいほう taihou | dapeng (giant bird in Chinese mythology, similar to the roc or Garuda) |
| 鵬程 | ほうてい houtei | long cruise; great distance |
| 鵬翼 | ほうよく houyoku | phoenix wings; aeroplane wings; airplane wings |
| 柏鵬 | はくほう hakuhou | era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado |
| 柏鵬時代 | はくほうじだい hakuhoujidai | era during 1960s dominated by grand champions Taiho and Kashiwado |
| 鵬程万里 | ほうていばんり houteibanri | (over) a great distance; (a long journey (flight, voyage)) to (from) a faraway place |
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.