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殴

assault, hit, beat, thrash

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

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

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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.