Kanji

撲

撲

slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

15 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ボク

Common Readings

ボク

Example sentences

打撲 だぼく
事故で全身を打撲した

I suffered a whole-body bruise from the accident.

相撲 すもう
テレビで相撲を見るのが好きだ

I like watching sumo on TV.

八百長 やおちょう
その相撲の試合は八百長だった。

That sumo match was a fixed game.

相撲取り すもうとり
大きな相撲取りが、美味しそうにちゃんこ鍋を食べている。

The big sumo wrestler is eating chanko nabe with great relish.

魁傑 かいけつ
その相撲取りは、古今稀に見る魁傑であった。

That sumo wrestler was an outstanding figure, rare in all times.

大相撲 おおずもう
祖父は毎日テレビで大相撲を観戦している。

My grandfather watches grand sumo on TV every day.

Example Vocabulary

打撲

だぼく

bruise; blow; contusion

相撲

すもう

sumo wrestling

撲殺

ぼくさつ

撲滅

ぼくめつ

腕相撲

うでずもう

相撲取り

すもうとり

sumo wrestler

独り相撲

ひとりずもう

お相撲さん

おすもうさん

打撲傷

だぼくしょう

大相撲

おおずもう

grand sumo

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