Japanese symbol for “resonance”
共鳴
きょうめい
Romaji: kyoumei
resonance
In Japanese, resonance is 共鳴, read きょうめい (kyoumei).
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, vi, vs resonance (physics, chem)
- n, vi, vs sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “resonance”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 共振 | きょうしん kyoushin | resonance; sympathetic vibration |
| レゾナンス | レゾナンス rezonansu | resonance |
| 共鳴り | ともなり tomonari | resonance |
| 共鳴音 | きょうめいおん kyoumeion | sympathetic sound; resonance |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 共同 | きょうどう kyoudou | cooperation; collaboration; association |
| 共通 | きょうつう kyoutsuu | common; shared; mutual |
| 公共 | こうきょう koukyou | public (facilities, service, etc.); communal |
| 共に | ともに tomoni | together; jointly |
| 共有 | きょうゆう kyouyuu | joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint) |
| 共感 | きょうかん kyoukan | sympathy; empathy; response |
| 悲鳴 | ひめい himei | shriek; scream |
| 鳴る | なる naru | to sound; to ring; to resound |
See also: Chinese symbol for “resonance”.
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.