Japanese symbol for “vibrate”
響く
ひびく
Romaji: hibiku
to resound; to be heard far away
In Japanese, vibrate is 響く, read ひびく (hibiku).
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Meanings
- v5k, vi to resound; to be heard far away
- v5k, vi to reverberate; to shake; to vibrate
- v5k, vi to come (home); to remain (with someone)
- v5k, vi to have an effect; to make an impression
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “vibrate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 震わす | ふるわす furuwasu | to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble |
| 震わせる | ふるわせる furuwaseru | to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 影響 | えいきょう eikyou | influence; effect; impact |
| 反響 | はんきょう hankyou | echo; reverberation |
| 音響 | おんきょう onkyou | sound; noise; audio |
| 交響曲 | こうきょうきょく koukyoukyoku | symphony |
| 交響 | こうきょう koukyou | reverberation |
| 響き | ひびき hibiki | echo; reverberation |
See also: Chinese symbol for “vibrate”.
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.