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Japanese symbol for “whack”

Romaji: kyouda
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt

In Japanese, whack is , read (kyouda).

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, vs, vt heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack

Kanji and stroke order

strong
on: キョウ、ゴウ
kun: つよ.い、つよ.まる、つよ.める、し.いる
11 strokes · JLPT 3
strike, hit, knock
on: ダ、ダース
kun: う.つ、う.ち-、ぶ.つ
5 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “whack”

WordReadingMeaning
パシッ pashiwith a loud smack; whack; slap
ばちん bachinwith a slap; smack; whack

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
べんきょう benkyoustudy
きょうか kyoukastrengthening; intensifying; reinforcement
つよい tsuyoistrong; potent; competent
きょうせい kyouseicompulsion; coercion; forcing (to do)
きょうりょく kyouryokupowerful; strong
さいきょう saikyoustrongest
うつ utsuto hit; to strike; to knock
だげき dagekiblow; shock; strike

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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