Japanese symbol for “vehemently”
丁々発止
ちょうちょうはっし
Romaji: chouchouhasshi
with (the sound of) clashing swords
In Japanese, vehemently is 丁々発止, read ちょうちょうはっし (chouchouhasshi).
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Meanings
- adj-no, adv-to with (the sound of) clashing swords
- adj-no, adv-to (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
Written forms: 丁々発止、丁丁発止、打々発止、打打発止. Readings: ちょうちょうはっし.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 丁寧 | ていねい teinei | polite; courteous; civil |
| 包丁 | ほうちょう houchou | kitchen knife |
| 丁重 | ていちょう teichou | polite; courteous; hospitable |
| 装丁 | そうてい soutei | binding (of a book) |
| 丁度 | ちょうど choudo | exactly; precisely; just |
| 横丁 | よこちょう yokochou | bystreet; side street; back street |
| 発売 | はつばい hatsubai | sale; offering for sale; putting on sale |
| 発表 | はっぴょう happyou | announcement; publication; presenting |
| 禁止 | きんし kinshi | prohibition; inhibition; ban |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vehemently”.
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.