Word Meaning 破天荒

はてんこう hatenkou

破天荒 is read as はてんこう (hatenkou) and means unheard-of.

Meaning

English

unheard-of
unprecedented
daring
wild
uninhibited
unconventional
reckless

Reading

Kana

はてんこう

Romaji

hatenkou

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 22750 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

破天連

ばてれん

Christianity

荒天

こうてん

stormy weather

破片

はへん

fragment

破損

はそん

damage

破門

はもん

expulsion (of a pupil)

破竹

はちく

breaking bamboo

破防法

はぼうほう

Subversive Activities Prevention Act

破産管財人

はさんかんざいにん

trustee or administrator in bankruptcy

破算

はさん

clearing an abacus

破線

はせん

broken line

破竹の勢い

はちくのいきおい

(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick)

破落戸

ならずもの

ruffian

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

破天荒 Hatenkou

破天荒遊戯 Hatenkou Yuugi