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Kotomora

轟

roar, thunder, boom resound

StatusJinmeiyōFrequencyTop 5,000Strokes21

Readings

On'yomi

  • ゴウ
  • コウ

Kun'yomi

  • とどろ.かす
  • とどろ.く

Meaning

轟 centers on a deep, powerful, rumbling sound: a roar, thunder, or a booming resonance that fills the air.

Most common words using 轟

  • 轟とどろ

    roaring

  • 轟々ごうごう
    N1

    thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming

  • 轟沈ごうちん

    sinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.)

  • 轟音ごうおん

    thunderous roar; roaring sound

  • 轟くとどろく

    to roar; to thunder; to boom; to rumble; to resound; to reverberate

  • 轟きとどろき

    roar; peal; rumble; booming

  • 名を轟かせるなをとどろかせる

    to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

  • 爆轟ばくごう

    detonation

  • 轟かすとどろかす

    to make (a thundering sound); to let resound

  • 轟然ごうぜん

    roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting

  • 轟発ごうはつ

    loud explosion; thunderous blast

  • 轟石とどろきせき

    todorokite

  • 非難轟々ひなんごうごう

    loud criticism; torrent of criticism; fierce denouncement (from many people); uproarious outcry

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Etymology

轟 combines three 車 (vehicle) characters to suggest the rumbling sound of many wagons or chariots moving together, producing a roar or thunderous noise.

Meaning mnemonic

Three 車 (vehicles) piled together create an image of heavy carts rumbling in unison, producing a deafening roar like thunder.

Reading mnemonic

For ゴウ, imagine the roar of three wagons echoing through a deep gorge: gorge -> ゴウ, and the sound booms like thunder.