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Japanese symbol for “thunderous”

Romaji: gouzen
roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening

In Japanese, thunderous is , read (gouzen).

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. adj-t, adv-to roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting

Kanji and stroke order

roar, thunder, boom resound
on: ゴウ、コウ
kun: とどろ.かす、とどろ.く
21 strokes
sort of thing, so, if so
on: ゼン、ネン
kun: しか、しか.り、しか.し、さ
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ごうちん gouchinsinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.)
ごうおん gouonthunderous roar; roaring sound
とどろく todorokuto roar; to thunder; to boom
とどろき todorokiroar; peal; rumble
ばくごう bakugoudetonation
とどろかす todorokasuto make (a thundering sound); to let resound
しぜん shizennature
とうぜん touzennatural; right; proper

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.

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