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On'yomi
ボウ・バク
BOU / BAKU
Kun'yomi
あば.く・あば.れる
abaku / abareru

outburst · rave · fret · force · violence · cruelty · outrage

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Details

Strokes15
Frequency#692
Radicalsun(4)

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Strokes15

Component Breakdown

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sun + 㳟

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of sun, together, and water. Sun and water violent.

Symbolism

Violence, exposure, storm. Represents violence.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

自暴自棄

じぼうじき

desperation; despair; self-abandonment; desperation

暴飲暴食

ぼういんぼうしょく

excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking; excessive drinking and eating

暴虎馮河

ぼうこひょうが

foolhardy courage; foolhardy courage

暴虐非道

ぼうぎゃくひどう

violent and cruel; tyrannical and atrocious; violent and cruel

乱暴狼藉

らんぼうろうぜき

running amok; committing an outrage; rampageous behavior; running amok

一暴十寒

いちばくじっかん

bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness; strenuous efforts, unless sustained, are to no avail; bursts of exertion will fail to bear fruit if interrupted by long periods of idleness