とどろく
とどろく
verb (godan, intransitive)
to roar; to rumble; to resound
1.
to roar; to rumble; to thunder
To produce a loud, deep, reverberating sound like thunder, explosions, or heavy movement.
雷がとどろいた。
Thunder rumbled.
爆発音が街にとどろいた。
The sound of an explosion thundered through the city.
2.
to resound; to be renowned
To be widely known or celebrated; for fame or reputation to spread.
その名声は世界にとどろいている。
That fame resounds throughout the world.
TRANSITIVITY:
Intransitive verb (自動詞). The transitive form とどろかす (to make resound) can be formed causatively.
KANJI:
Can be written as 轟く in formal writing, though hiragana is common.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 雷がとどろく (thunder rumbles)
- 地響きがとどろく (ground rumbles)
- 拍手がとどろく (applause resounds)
- 名をとどろかす (to make one's name resound - become famous)
- 名声がとどろく (fame resounds)
RELATED EXPRESSION:
- 名をとどろかせる (causative) - to make one's name known, to become famous