Japanese symbol for “symphony”
交響曲
こうきょうきょく
Romaji: koukyoukyoku
symphony
In Japanese, symphony is 交響曲, read こうきょうきょく (koukyoukyoku).
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Meanings
- n symphony (music)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “symphony”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| シンフォニー | シンフォニー shinfonii | symphony |
| シンフォニア | シンフォニア shinfonia | sinfonia; symphony |
| 交響楽 | こうきょうがく koukyougaku | symphonic music; symphony |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交換 | こうかん koukan | exchange; interchange; switching |
| 交通 | こうつう koutsuu | traffic; transportation |
| 交渉 | こうしょう koushou | negotiations; bargaining; discussions |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
| 外交 | がいこう gaikou | diplomacy |
| 交代 | こうたい koutai | change; alternation; rotation |
| 影響 | えいきょう eikyou | influence; effect; impact |
| 反響 | はんきょう hankyou | echo; reverberation |
| 作曲 | さっきょく sakkyoku | composition (of music); setting; writing music |
See also: Chinese symbol for “symphony”.
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.