Japanese symbol for “torrent”
奔流
ほんりゅう
Romaji: honryuu
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
In Japanese, torrent is 奔流, read ほんりゅう (honryuu).
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 torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “torrent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| トレント | トレント torento | torrent (file); torrenting |
| 瀬 | せ se | rapids; current; torrent |
| 迸り | ほとばしり hotobashiri | gusher; spout; outpouring |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奔走 | ほんそう honsou | running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with) |
| 奔放 | ほんぽう honpou | wild; uninhibited; extravagant |
| 狂奔 | きょうほん kyouhon | rushing around; running wild |
| 東奔西走 | とうほんせいそう touhonseisou | busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself |
| 出奔 | しゅっぽん shuppon | flight; running away; absconding |
| 流れ | ながれ nagare | flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current |
| 交流 | こうりゅう kouryuu | exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction |
| 流行 | りゅうこう ryuukou | fashion; trend; vogue |
See also: Chinese symbol for “torrent”.
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.