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Japanese symbol for “volume”

Romaji: onryou
volume (sound)

In Japanese, volume is , read (onryou).

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. n volume (sound)

Kanji and stroke order

sound, noise
on: オン、イン、-ノン
kun: おと、ね
9 strokes · JLPT 3
quantity, measure, weight
on: リョウ
kun: はか.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “volume”

WordReadingMeaning
たか takaquantity; amount; volume
すうりょう suuryouquantity; volume; amount
ほん honbook; volume; script
ようりょう youryoucapacity; volume
しょもつ shomotsubook; volume

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おんがく ongakumusic
おんせい onseivoice; speech
ろくおん rokuon(audio) recording
ほんね honnereal intention; motive; true opinion
そうおん souonnoise; din
はつおん hatsuonpronunciation
たいりょう tairyoularge quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
じゅうりょう juuryouweight

See also: Chinese symbol for “volume”.

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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