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21 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

roar, thunder, boom resound

Kun'yomi
  • とどろかす
    		to make (a thundering sound) ②to make (one's name, etc.) widely known ③to make (one's heart) pound
  • とどろく
    		to roar ②to become well known ③to pound (of one's heart)
On'yomi
  • ゴウ
  • コウ

Main Radical

車(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

とどろかすとどろく 65.1%
ゴウコウ 34.9%

Character Breakdown

roar, thunder, boom resound
とどろ.かす　ゴウ (Kentei Pre-1)
car
シャ　くるま　くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る　コウ　わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ

Common Words

とどろ
轟
roaring
とどろ
轟
　
く
to roar ②to become well known ③to pound (of one's heart)
とどろ
轟
　
か
　
す
to make (a thundering sound) ②to make (one's name, etc.) widely known ③to make (one's heart) pound
ごう
轟
おん
音
thunderous roar
ごう
轟
ちん
沈
sinking instantly (of a ship due to a torpedo attack, bombing, etc.)
ばく
爆
ごう
轟
detonation
とどろ
轟
　
き
roar ②beating
な
名
　
を
とどろ
轟
　
か
　
せ
　
る
to make one's name well known
ごう
轟
ぜん
然
roaring
ひ
非
なん
難
ごう
轟
ごう
々
loud criticism
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References

Unicode hex code 8F5F
JIS X 0208 1-25-76
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4643
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5991
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3425
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2402
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2729
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2760
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2939
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 38577
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7c14.2
Four corner code 5055.6