獰 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「⺨」
- On
- ドウ・ネイ
- Kun
- わる.い
- Meaning
- ferocious
Origin
Dog 犬 with 寧 as phonetic: a dog turned savage, hence ferocious.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 獰猛どうもう
ferocious
- 獰悪どうあく
brutal
Example
獰猛な獣が牙をむく。
The ferocious beast bares its fangs.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)