暴

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

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:N2

Frequency:692

Vocabulary

バク

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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.)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

bomb, burst open, pop, split

contrast, compare

peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand, extreme, excessive, great

uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

just so, this, right, justice

lacquer, varnish, seven

respect, reverent

sultry, hot, summer heat

silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is