Japanese symbol for “skyrocketing”
暴騰
ぼうとう
Romaji: boutou
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
In Japanese, skyrocketing is 暴騰, read ぼうとう (boutou).
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 sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “skyrocketing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 天井知らず | てんじょうしらず tenjoushirazu | skyrocketing (prices) |
| 天井抜け | てんじょうぬけ tenjounuke | skyrocketing (prices) |
| 青天井 | あおてんじょう aotenjou | skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit |
| うなぎ登り | うなぎのぼり unaginobori | rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 暴力 | ぼうりょく bouryoku | violence; mayhem |
| 暴動 | ぼうどう boudou | insurrection; riot; uprising |
| 暴露 | ばくろ bakuro | disclosure; exposure; revelation |
| 乱暴 | らんぼう ranbou | violence; assault; rowdiness |
| 暴行 | ぼうこう boukou | assault; outrage; act of violence |
| 暴落 | ぼうらく bouraku | slump; crash; heavy fall |
| 沸騰 | ふっとう futtou | boiling; seething |
| 高騰 | こうとう koutou | sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase |
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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