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Japanese symbol for “punchy”

Romaji: panchinokiita
punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating

In Japanese, punchy is , read (panchinokiita).

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. adj-f, exp punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

merit, efficacy, efficiency
on: コウ
kun: き.く、ききめ、なら.う
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
こうか koukaeffect; effectiveness; efficacy
ゆうこう yuukouvalid; effective
こうりつ kouritsuefficiency
むこう mukouinvalid; void; ineffective
こうりょく kouryokueffect; efficacy; validity
じこう jikouprescription; statute of limitations; limitation period

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.