猛

fierce

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingモウ

fury
power
menace

Radicals and components

Radical犬dog 犭variant

Components

How it's built

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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pack of wild dogs · child (子) · dish (皿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1566

Compound words

猛威もうい

fury; power; menace

猛攻もうこう

猛獣もうじゅう

fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

猛暑もうしょ

heat wave; fierce heat

猛打もうだ

heavy blow; heavy hit

猛烈もうれつ

fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong

猛禽もうきん

猛犬もうけん

猛虎もうこ

猛将もうしょう

brave general, fierce commander

雄猛ゆうもう

獰猛どうもう

猛きんもうきん

猛攻撃もうこうげき

猪突猛進ちょとつもうしん

Additional Examples

赤ちゃんは猛烈に泣き始めた。

The baby began to cry like anything.tatoeba

助言をしてやろうとしたのに彼は私に向かって猛烈に悪態をつくだけだった。

I tried to give him some advice, but he just abused me violently.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

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