Japanese symbol for “pungent”
ツンと来る
ツンとくる
Romaji: tsuntokuru
pungent; irritating; acrid
In Japanese, pungent is ツンと来る, read ツンとくる (tsuntokuru).
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Meanings
- adj-f, exp pungent; irritating; acrid
Written forms: ツンと来る、つんと来る. Readings: ツンとくる、つんとくる.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “pungent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ぴりっとくる | ぴりっとくる pirittokuru | pungent; biting; racy |
| 刳い | えぐい egui | harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; pungent |
| え辛い | えがらい egarai | acrid; pungent; irritating |
| 蘞辛っぽい | いがらっぽい igarappoi | acrid; pungent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 未来 | みらい mirai | (distant) future |
| 出来る | できる dekiru | to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do) |
| 以来 | いらい irai | since; henceforth |
| 将来 | しょうらい shourai | future; (future) prospects |
| 本来 | ほんらい honrai | originally; primarily |
| 来る | くる kuru | to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive |
See also: Chinese symbol for “pungent”.
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.