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獰 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」

道
1University / general (hardest) ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
On
ドウ・ネイどう・ねい · dō · nei
Kun
わる.いwaru.i
Meaning
ferocious

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Dog 犬 with 寧 as phonetic: a dog turned savage, hence ferocious.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 獰猛どうもう

    ferocious

  • 獰悪どうあく

    brutal

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

獰猛(ねいもう)な獣(けもの)が牙(きば)をむく。

The ferocious beast bares its fangs.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

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