暴
cruelty, force, fret, outburst, outrage, rave, violence

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

バクボウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

あば.くあば.れる

Stroke Order

15 / 15

Information

Grade:5
Strokes:15
JLPT:2
Frequency:692

Vocabulary

バク

WordReadingMeaning
暴露バクロdisclosure; exposure; revelation
暴露戦術バクロセンジュツexposure tactics; muckraking tactics
一暴十寒イチバクジッカンbursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness; strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail

ボウ

WordReadingMeaning
横暴オウボウviolence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
暴挙ボウキョviolence; reckless action; (an) outrage
暴行ボウコウassault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
暴走ボウソウacting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly; rampaging; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
暴徒ボウトinsurgent; rioter; mob

Other

WordReadingMeaning
暴れるあばれるto act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
暴風あらしstorm; windstorm; gale
暴風雨あらしrainstorm; storm
暴れん坊あばれんぼうrambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck; a rough
暴き出すあばきだすto dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)