Japanese symbol for “roaring”
轟
とどろ
Romaji: todoro
roaring
In Japanese, roaring is 轟, read とどろ (todoro).
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
- adv roaring
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “roaring”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| どっと | どっと dotto | bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); roaring |
| 爆走 | ばくそう bakusou | racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street) |
| ゲラゲラ | ゲラゲラ geragera | guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily |
| 轟然 | ごうぜん gouzen | roaring; thundering; thunderous |
| 殷々 | いんいん in'in | roaring; booming; bellowing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 轟沈 | ごうちん gouchin | sinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.) |
| 轟音 | ごうおん gouon | thunderous roar; roaring sound |
| 轟く | とどろく todoroku | to roar; to thunder; to boom |
| 轟き | とどろき todoroki | roar; peal; rumble |
| 爆轟 | ばくごう bakugou | detonation |
| 轟かす | とどろかす todorokasu | to make (a thundering sound); to let resound |
See also: Chinese symbol for “roaring”.
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.