Kanji

轟

roar, thunder, boom resound

Kanji

Grade

Grade 9

Strokes

21 strokes

Radical

車部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ゴウ, コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

とどろかす, とどろく

Example sentences

轟音 ごうおん
雷の轟音が空に響き渡った。

The roar of thunder echoed through the sky.

霹靂 へきれき
霹靂の如き轟音が周囲に響き渡った。

A roar like a thunderbolt echoed in the surroundings.

轟く とどろく
雷鳴が空に轟いた。

The thunder roared in the sky.

四裔 しえい
彼の名声は四裔にまで轟いた。

His fame reached even the four corners of the land.

轟かす とどろかす
彼はその素晴らしい功績によって、天下に名を轟かせた。

He made his name known throughout the world for his wonderful achievements.

蓋世之才 がいせいのさい
その若き武将は、蓋世之才を轟かせていた。

The young general made his world-shaking talent known far and wide.

Example Vocabulary

轟音

ごうおん

roar, boom, thunderous sound

轟く

とどろく

to roar; to resound; to boom

轟

とどろ

轟々

ごうごう

名を轟かせる

なをとどろかせる

轟沈

ごうちん

轟かす

とどろかす

to make a loud sound; to make famous; to make one's heart throb

轟然

ごうぜん

轟轟

ごうごう

爆轟

ばくごう

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