Japanese symbol for “whooping”
どっと
どっと
Romaji: dotto
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); roaring; whooping
In Japanese, whooping is どっと (dotto).
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Meanings
- adv bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); roaring; whooping
- adv in a rush; in a surge; flooding in; pouring in
- adv suddenly; all of a sudden
Written forms: —. Readings: どっと、ドッと、ドっと.
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.