暴 — 15 strokes / Radical「日」
道6Elementary year 5 / 15 strokes / Radical「日」
- On
- ボウ・バクぼう・ばく · bō · baku
- Kun
- あば(れる)・あば(く)aba(reru) · aba(ku)
- Meaning
- violent; to rage; expose
Stroke order
Origin
日 "sun" with hands spreading grain out to dry; laying bare — hence "to expose" and "violent."
Readings and examples
| Onボウぼうbō | 暴言ぼうげん横暴おうぼう乱暴らんぼう |
|---|---|
| Onバクばくbaku | 暴露ばくろ |
| Kunあばくabaku | 暴くあばく暴き出すあばきだす |
| Kunあばれるabareru | 暴れるあばれる大暴れおおあばれ |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 暴風ぼうふう
storm; gale
- 乱暴らんぼう
rough; violent
- 暴れるあばれる
Example
昨日は暴風で電車が止まった。
The trains stopped yesterday because of the gale.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)