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Japanese symbol for “powerhouse”

Romaji: kyougou
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player

In Japanese, powerhouse is , read (kyougou).

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

  1. n overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

strong
on: キョウ、ゴウ
kun: つよ.い、つよ.まる、つよ.める、し.いる
11 strokes · JLPT 3
overpowering, great, powerful
on: ゴウ
kun: えら.い
14 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “powerhouse”

WordReadingMeaning
きょう kyoupowerhouse; one of the biggest; one of the most powerful
パワーハウス pawaahausupowerhouse

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
べんきょう benkyoustudy
きょうか kyoukastrengthening; intensifying; reinforcement
つよい tsuyoistrong; potent; competent
きょうせい kyouseicompulsion; coercion; forcing (to do)
きょうりょく kyouryokupowerful; strong
さいきょう saikyoustrongest
ごうか goukaextravagant; lavish; opulent
ごうう gouutorrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst

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.

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