Japanese symbol for “pronounced”
濃厚
のうこう
Romaji: noukou
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy; thick (soup, makeup, etc.)
In Japanese, pronounced is 濃厚, read のうこう (noukou).
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
- adj-na rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); heavy; thick (soup, makeup, etc.); dense
- adj-na probable; (very) likely; strong (suspicion, sense, etc.); pronounced
- adj-na passionate; sensuous; hot
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pronounced”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 色濃い | いろこい irokoi | marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 濃縮 | のうしゅく noushuku | concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation |
| 濃い | こい koi | deep (colour); dark |
| 濃度 | のうど noudo | concentration; density |
| 濃霧 | のうむ noumu | heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog |
| 濃紺 | のうこん noukon | dark blue |
| 厚生 | こうせい kousei | welfare; public welfare; social welfare |
| 厚い | あつい atsui | thick; deep; heavy |
| 厚み | あつみ atsumi | thickness |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pronounced”.
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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