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猛 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」

道
4Junior high level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
On
モウもう · mō
Kun
—
Meaning
fierce; violent

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

⺨ "beast" with 孟: the wildness of a beast — fierce, violent.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onモウもうmō猛烈もうれつ猛獣もうじゅう勇猛ゆうもう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 猛烈もうれつ

    fierce; violent

  • 猛暑もうしょ

    intense heat

More words with this kanji

  • 猛虎もうこ
  • 猪突猛進ちょとつもうしん
  • 獰猛どうもう
  • 猛獣もうじゅう
  • 勇猛ゆうもう
  • 猛禽もうきん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

猛烈(もうれつ)な風(かぜ)で木(き)がゆれた。

The trees swayed in the fierce wind.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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