轟
roar, thunder, boom resound
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
Study
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.