Japanese symbol for “volume”
音量
おんりょう
Romaji: onryou
volume (sound)
In Japanese, volume is 音量, read おんりょう (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
- n volume (sound)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “volume”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 高 | たか taka | quantity; amount; volume |
| 数量 | すうりょう suuryou | quantity; volume; amount |
| 本 | ほん hon | book; volume; script |
| 容量 | ようりょう youryou | capacity; volume |
| 書物 | しょもつ shomotsu | book; volume |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 音楽 | おんがく ongaku | music |
| 音声 | おんせい onsei | voice; speech |
| 録音 | ろくおん rokuon | (audio) recording |
| 本音 | ほんね honne | real intention; motive; true opinion |
| 騒音 | そうおん souon | noise; din |
| 発音 | はつおん hatsuon | pronunciation |
| 大量 | たいりょう tairyou | large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction) |
| 重量 | じゅうりょう juuryou | weight |
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.