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㚴
㚴
15 strokes
Frequency: 692
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

outburst
rave
fret
force
violence
cruelty
outrage

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ボウ
バク
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あば.く
あば.れる

Common Words

あばれる
Intransitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #2144
1

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

Examples
少年たちは2階でどたばた暴れていた。
The boys were banging about upstairs.
らんぼう
Noun
Freq #2421
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

violence; assault; rowdiness; wildness; running riot

Examples
弟の乱暴はこのごろ目に余る。
My brother has been much too rowdy lately.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; careless; coarse; rude; unreasonable (e.g. demand); wild (e.g. argument)

Examples
道具を乱暴に扱うな。
Don't handle the tools roughly.
3

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

rape; sexual assault

ぼうそう
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #3350
1

acting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly; rampaging

Examples
戦闘ロボJAは暴走した。
The battle robot JA went berserk.
2

Engineering

runaway (process)

3

Baseball

reckless baserunning

ぼうりょく
Noun
Freq #3911
1

violence; mayhem

Examples
非暴力というのは私の信仰の第1条だ。
Non-violence is the first article of my faith.
むぼう
無暴
~な Adj.
Noun
Freq #5152
1

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

あばく
発く
Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #6072
1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose

Examples
彼の秘密は近々あばかれるだろう。
His secret will be disclosed soon.
2

to open (a grave); to dig out

きょうぼう
兇暴
~な Adj.
Noun
Freq #9027
1

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

曝露
ばくろ
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #10548
1

disclosure; exposure; revelation

Examples
ついに正体を暴露したな。
Now you've given yourself away.
おうぼう
~な Adj.
Noun
Freq #11311
1

violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

Examples
彼の横暴ぶりは目に余った。
His tyrannies were beyond endurance.
ぼうりょくてき
~な Adj.
Freq #12650
1

violent

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