Kanji Kaisen

漢字Kanji · in Animals & Wildlife

猛: fierce, rave

Also: rush, become furious, wildness, strength

JLPT N111 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

⺨ carries the meaning · 孟 gives the sound

11 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

モウmou · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 猛暑もうしょ
  • 猛烈もうれつfierce; intense; severe
  • 猛攻もうこうfierce attack
  • 猛威もういfury; power; menace
  • 猛打もうだheavy blow; heavy hit
  • 猛毒もうどくdeadly poison

Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Watch the wild beast stalking through the brush! These three quick strokes capture the energy of a four-legged animal on the prowl.”
More in the 犭 beast story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
⺨

Also built on beast (⺨)

All 13

Also read モウ

11 kanji share this on'yomi
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · měng

Same form: 猛 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
猛 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
猛 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin měng most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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