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abuse
Stroke count: 15

Readings

On reading
Kun readingののし.る

Meanings

  1. abuse
    彼女He called her bad names.tatoeba
    彼女向かっShe called her husband names to his face.tatoeba
  2. insultRtK
  1. to abuse (verbally)
  2. to curse at
  3. to shout abuse at
  4. to speak ill of

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Mnemonic (RtK)

eye () · cross-eyed · net () · team of horses

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 2143

Compound words

彼女は面と向かって夫をった。
She called her husband names to his face.tatoeba
彼女は私を馬鹿だの何だのとった。
She called me a fool and what not.tatoeba

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