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Grade 9

Meanings

roar
thunder
boom resound

Readings

On β€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゴウ
コウ
Kun β€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
とどろ.かす
とどろ.く

Common Words

γ”γ†ιŸ³
γ”γ†γŠγ‚“
Noun
Freq #8372
1

thunderous roar; roaring sound

Examples
γ‚Έγ‚§γƒƒγƒˆζ©Ÿγ―ι›’ι™Έγ™γ‚‹ζ™‚γ«θ½ŸιŸ³γ‚’η«‹γ¦γŸγ€‚
The jet roared during takeoff.
とどろく
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #9319
1

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

Examples
ι›·ι³΄γŒγ¨γ©γ‚γ„γŸγ€‚
The thunder roared.
2

to become well known; to become famous

3

to pound (of one's heart); to throb; to palpitate

とどろ
Adverb
Archaic
Freq #19961
1

roaring

θ½Ÿγ€…
轟轟
γ‚΄γƒΌγ‚΄γƒΌ
Usually kana
~と Adverb
Freq #27384
1

'taru' adjective

thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming

Examples
ε€–γ§γ―ε†·γŸγ„εŒ—ι’¨γŒθ½Ÿγ€…γ¨εΉγθ’γ‚Œγ¦γ„γŸγ€‚
The cold north wind was roaring outside.
ε›‚γ€…
ε›‚ε›‚
θ½Ÿγ€…
轟轟
Usually kana
~と Adverb
Freq #27384
1

'taru' adjective

loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce

名をとどろかせる
γͺをとどろかせる
Expression
Ichidan verb
Freq #45823
1

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

γ”γ†γœγ‚“
~と Adverb
Freq #52442
1

'taru' adjective

roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting

ごうけん
ο½žγ™γ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #56237
1

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

とどろかす
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #60653
1

to make (a thundering sound); to let resound

2

to make (one's name, etc.) widely known

3

As θƒΈγ‚’γ€œ

to make (one's heart) pound; to throb; to thump

ηˆ†γ”γ†
ばくごう
ο½žγ™γ‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #98848
1

detonation

πŸŽ“

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