猛
猛 — Fierce
fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength
On’yomiモウ (mou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 猛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猛暑 | もうしょ mousho | heat wave; fierce heat |
| 猛烈 | もうれつ mouretsu | fierce; intense; severe |
| 猛攻 | もうこう moukou | fierce attack |
| 猛威 | もうい moui | fury; power; menace |
| 猛打 | もうだ mouda | heavy blow; heavy hit |
| 猛毒 | もうどく moudoku | deadly poison |
Study notes
猛 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1301 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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