Kanji

殴

assault, hit, beat, thrash

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

殳部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

オウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

なぐる

Common Readings

オウ, なぐ…る

Example sentences

殴る なぐる
彼は怒って壁を強く殴った。

He got angry and punched the wall hard.

がん がん
頭をがんと殴られたような衝撃を受けた。

I felt a shock like being hit hard on the head.

ぶん殴る ぶんなぐる
あんな失礼なことを言われたら、ぶん殴りたくなるよ。

If someone said something that rude to me, I'd want to punch them.

殴りつける なぐりつける
男は怒りにまかせて壁を殴りつけた。

The man struck the wall in anger.

殴りかかる なぐりかかる
男は警備員に突然殴りかかった。

The man suddenly attacked the security guard.

Example Vocabulary

殴る

なぐる

to hit; to punch; to strike

ぶん殴る

ぶんなぐる

to punch; to bash; to strike hard

殴りつける

なぐりつける

to strike; to hit hard; to beat

殴りかかる

なぐりかかる

to rush at someone to hit them; to attack

殴り合い

なぐりあい

殴り飛ばす

なぐりとばす

殴打

おうだ

殴り合う

なぐりあう

殴り倒す

なぐりたおす

横殴り

よこなぐり

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