JLPT N2 · 15 strokes
Kanji 暴: "outburst, rave, fret"
The kanji 暴 means "outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty". It is written with 15 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ボウ, バク in on'yomi and あば.く, あば.れる in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ボウバク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あば.くあば.れる
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 15 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 692 of 2,501 |
Common words with 暴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 暴れるto act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
- 乱暴violence; assault; rowdiness; wildness · rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; careless; coarse
- 暴走course folle, dérapage incontrôlé, comportement effréné · emballement, processus incontrôlé
- 暴力violence; mayhem
- 暴くto disclose; to divulge; to expose · to open (a grave); to dig out
- 凶暴ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage
- 暴露disclosure; exposure; revelation
- 横暴violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny
- 暴力的violent
- 暴風storm; windstorm; gale
- 暴行assault; outrage; act of violence · rape (by force); sexual assault
- 暴動insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion
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