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Japanese symbol for “thud”

Romaji: don
bang; bam; boom; thud

In Japanese, thud is (don).

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. adv, adv-to bang; bam; boom; thud; thump; crash
  2. n noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; noonday gun
  3. n last round in a game of 12 rounds (hanaf)
  4. pref precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very
  5. suf Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san

Written forms: . Readings: .

Other Japanese words for “thud”

WordReadingMeaning
ドサ dosathud
ズシン zushinthud
バタン batanbang; slam; thud
ゴツン gotsunthud; thump; bang
ドタン dotanthud

See also: Chinese symbol for “thud”.

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.