Kanji

猛

猛

fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

犬部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

モウ

Nanori (Name Reading)

たか, たけ, たけお, たけき, たけし, たける, つよし

Common Readings

モウ

Example sentences

猛烈 もうれつ
猛烈な台風が上陸した。

A fierce typhoon made landfall.

攻勢 こうせい
彼は試合の終盤で猛烈な攻勢をかけた。

He launched a fierce offensive at the end of the match.

獰猛 どうもう
その森には獰猛な熊が生息している。

Ferocious bears live in that forest.

猛獣 もうじゅう
動物園の猛獣舎でライオンを見た。

I saw a lion in the beast cage of the zoo.

鎖 くさり
猛獣が太い鎖に繋がれている。

A fierce beast is tied with a thick chain.

猛然 もうぜん
彼は猛然と練習に励んだ。

He applied himself fiercely to his practice.

猛者 もさ
その柔道家は、国内外で知られた猛者だ。

That judoka is a fierce competitor known both at home and abroad.

猛毒 もうどく
フグの肝臓には猛毒が含まれている。

Blowfish livers contain deadly poison.

猛攻 もうこう
敵の猛攻を耐え抜き、ついに勝利を収めた。

After enduring the enemy's fierce attack, they finally won.

勝機 しょうき
後半の猛攻で、ようやく勝機を見出した。

With the onslaught in the second half, they finally found a chance of victory.

Example Vocabulary

猛烈

もうれつ

fierce; intense; violent; extreme

獰猛

どうもう

ferocious; fierce; wild

猛獣

もうじゅう

fierce animal; beast; wild beast

猛然

もうぜん

fierce; resolute; vehement; with a sudden burst of energy

猛者

もさ

strong person, brave person, fierce competitor

猛毒

もうどく

deadly poison; highly toxic substance

猛攻

もうこう

fierce attack; onslaught; heavy assault

猛スピード

もうスピード

breakneck speed; extreme speed

猛る

たける

猛

もう

fierce; extreme; violent

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