殴

assault, hit, beat, thrash

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

オウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

なぐ.る

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:8

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1622

Vocabulary

オウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
殴打	オウダ	hit; strike; blow
殴殺	オウサツ	beating to death; striking dead

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
殴る	なぐる	to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
殴り合い	なぐりあい	fist fight
殴り込み	なぐりこみ	raid; attack; assault
殴り合う	なぐりあう	to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
殴り殺す	なぐりころす	to strike dead; to beat to death

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