殴
assault, hit, beat, thrash
Readings
On'yomi
- オウ
Kun'yomi
- なぐ.る
Meaning
殴 centers on striking someone or something with force: assaulting, hitting, beating, or thrashing.
Most common words using 殴
- 殴るなぐるN3
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
- 殴り合いなぐりあい
fist fight
- 殴打おうだ
hit; strike; blow
- ぶん殴るぶんなぐる
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
- 殴り込みなぐりこみ
raid; attack; assault
- 横殴りよこなぐり
striking on the side; side blow
- 殴りつけるなぐりつける
to hit hard; to strike hard
- タコ殴りタコなぐり
hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively
- 棒で殴るぼうでなぐる
to hit with a club
- 殴りかかるなぐりかかる
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
- 殴りこむなぐりこむ
to raid; to storm; to launch an attack (on); to mount an assault (on)
- 殴り倒すなぐりたおす
to knock down; to knock out
- 殴り合うなぐりあう
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
- 殴り書きなぐりがき
scribble; scrawl
- 殴り殺すなぐりころす
to strike dead; to beat to death
- 殴り飛ばすなぐりとばす
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
- 殴る蹴るなぐるける
punching and kicking
- 殴殺おうさつ
beating to death; striking dead
Study
Etymology
殴 combines 区 (possibly phonetic) with 殳 (a hand holding a weapon or tool), suggesting striking or hitting. The exact historical development is uncertain.
Meaning mnemonic
The left side 区 looks like a boxed area, and the right side 殳 resembles a hand holding a stick. Imagine someone trapped in a box being beaten with a stick: 殴 means assault or hit.
Reading mnemonic
For オウ, imagine the sound of a punch landing: 'Ow!' That 'Ow' cues オウ, and it fits the meaning of hitting.