Japanese symbol for “thump”
強打
きょうだ
Romaji: kyouda
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt
In Japanese, thump is 強打, read きょうだ (kyouda).
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, vs, vt heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “thump”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| どん | どん don | bang; bam; boom |
| ドスン | ドスン dosun | bam; whomp; thump |
| ボコッ | ボコッ boko | with a thwack; wack; thump |
| ゴツン | ゴツン gotsun | thud; thump; bang |
| ずしずし | ずしずし zushizushi | thump; thud (sound representing the footfalls of something heavy) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勉強 | べんきょう benkyou | study |
| 強化 | きょうか kyouka | strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement |
| 強い | つよい tsuyoi | strong; potent; competent |
| 強制 | きょうせい kyousei | compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do) |
| 強力 | きょうりょく kyouryoku | powerful; strong |
| 最強 | さいきょう saikyou | strongest |
| 打つ | うつ utsu | to hit; to strike; to knock |
| 打撃 | だげき dageki | blow; shock; strike |
See also: Chinese symbol for “thump”.
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.