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Meaning of 轟く(とどろく) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

轟く
Kana Reading
とどろく
Romaji
todoroku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ku` ending, intransitive verb
    Meaning
    to roar
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to be well-known; to be famous
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to palpitate; to throb

Example Sentences

轟く, とどろく used in context

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
轟く
Plain Polite
轟きます
Negative
轟かない
Negative Polite
轟きません

Past

Plain
轟いた
Plain Polite
轟きました
Negative
轟かなかった
Negative Polite
轟きませんでした

Te

Plain
轟いて
Plain Polite
轟きまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
轟かれる
Plain Polite
轟かれます
Negative
轟かれない
Negative Polite
轟かれません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

roar, thunder, boom resound

On: ゴウ, コウ

Kun: とどろ.かす, とどろ.く

21 strokes

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