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Japanese symbol for “soaring”

Romaji: koutou
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring

In Japanese, soaring is , read (koutou).

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. n, vi, vs sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

tall, high, expensive
on: コウ
kun: たか.い、たか、-だか、たか.まる
10 strokes · JLPT 4
leaping up, jumping up, rising
on: トウ
kun: あが.る、のぼ.る
20 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “soaring”

WordReadingMeaning
ふっとう futtousoaring (of prices); shooting up
ひしょう hishouflight; flying; soaring
きつりつ kitsuritsustanding tall; towering; soaring
ソアリング soaringusoaring
はんしょう hanshousoaring

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
さいこう saikoubest; supreme; wonderful
たかい takaihigh; tall
こうこう koukousenior high school; high school
こうこうせい koukouseisenior high school student
こうそく kousokuhigh-speed; rapid; express
こうれい koureiadvanced age; old age
ふっとう futtouboiling; seething
きゅうとう kyuutousudden rise (in price); sharp rise; jump

See also: Chinese symbol for “soaring”.

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.