Japanese symbol for “swoop”
急降下
きゅうこうか
Romaji: kyuukouka
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
In Japanese, swoop is 急降下, read きゅうこうか (kyuukouka).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “swoop”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大捕り物 | おおとりもの ootorimono | roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 緊急 | きんきゅう kinkyuu | urgency; emergency |
| 急速 | きゅうそく kyuusoku | rapid (e.g. progress) |
| 急激 | きゅうげき kyuugeki | sudden; abrupt; rapid |
| 特急 | とっきゅう tokkyuu | limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required) |
| 急遽 | きゅうきょ kyuukyo | hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily |
| 急増 | きゅうぞう kyuuzou | rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation |
| 以降 | いこう ikou | on and after; from ... onward; since |
| 降りる | おりる oriru | to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down |
| 以下 | いか ika | not exceeding ...; not more than ...; ... and under |
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.