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罵

罵 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. ののしる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「网」+音符「馬」。「ののしる」を意味する漢語｛罵｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

abuse, insult

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • バJHS
Kun (native)
  • ののし(る)JHS
Other languages
  • 拼音ma4
  • 한글mae
  • 한글ma
  • Hán-ViệtMạ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
15 strokes
Radical
网(あみがしら)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+7F75

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱罒馬

Words using this kanji

  • 罵るののしる汚い言葉を使い悪口を言う。to abuse (verbally), to curse at, to shout abuse at, to speak ill of
  • 罵声ばせい大声で口汚く罵る声。shout of abuse, jeers, boos
  • 罵倒ばとう情け容赦なく罵ること。 情け容赦なく罵る。(verbal) abuse, denunciation, disparagement, vilification
  • 罵言ばげん罵る言葉。(verbal) abuse, abusive language
  • 罵詈ばり罵ること。また、その罵りの言葉。(verbal) abuse, abusive language
  • 罵りののしりabuse, curse, swearing, insult
  • 罵詈雑言ばりぞうごん相手に悪口、ののしる言葉をあびせること。また、その言葉。all manner of (verbal) abuse, all kinds of names, abusive language, torrent of abuse
  • 罵詈讒謗ばりざんぼう悪口を多用し、酷く罵る。reviling, vilification, abusive language, lashing someone using abusive language
  • 罵り言葉ののしりことばabusive language, expletive, swear word, curse word
  • 罵り合うののしりあうto insult each other, to trade insults, to abuse each other verbally

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(19 results)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-5-10
Four Corner
6032.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
5g10.1
Heisig
2143
Nelson
3648