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暴

outburst
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On readingボウ、バク
Kun readingあば.く、あば.れる
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. outburstRtK
  2. rave
  3. fret
  4. force
    彼は自分の子供に暴力をふるった。He used force on his children.tatoeba
  5. violence
  6. cruelty
  7. outrage
  1. to act violently
  2. to rage
  3. to struggle
  4. to be riotous

Popular Usage

暴れる

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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sun (日) · day (日) · strung together · salad · animal legs (儿) · eight (八) · grains of rice

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1941

Compound words

暴れるあばれる
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
横暴おうぼう
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
粗暴そぼう
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
暴虐ぼうぎゃく
tyranny; atrocity
暴挙ぼうきょ
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
暴行ぼうこう
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault
暴走ぼうそう
acting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly; rampaging; runaway (process)
暴徒ぼうと
rioters; mob; insurgents
暴騰ぼうとう
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
暴動ぼうどう
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
暴風ぼうふう
storm; windstorm; gale
暴落ぼうらく
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
暴力ぼうりょく
violence; mayhem
乱暴らんぼう
violence; assault; rowdiness; wildness; running riot
暴露ばくろ
disclosure; exposure; revelation
暴風雨ぼうふうう
rainstorm; storm
暴力団ぼうりょくだん
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
婦女暴行ふじょぼうこう
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
狂暴きょうぼう
rage
自暴じぼう
despair
暴くあばく
to disclose
亂暴らんぼう
violence
自暴自棄じぼうじき
desperation
暴きだすあばきだす
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)

Additional Examples

彼は粗暴に見えるが、根は大変やさしい。
He seems rough, but at heart he's very gentle.tatoeba
彼は自分の欠点の大部分と彼の人生の不幸を暴君の父親のせいにしたがった。
He liked to blame most of his faults and misfortunes on a tyrannical father.tatoeba
彼は私の秘密を暴いた。
He disclosed my secret.tatoeba

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