Kanji

What does the kanji 殴 mean?

殴 means striking, punching, assaulting. On'yomi オウ. Kun'yomi なぐ.る.

Quick facts
On'yomiオウ
Kun'yomiなぐ.る
Strokes8
Main radical殳
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi オウKun'yomi なぐ.る
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

striking, punching, assaulting

Memory hook

Hiding the club (殳) in the box (匚) and springing out to strike — BEAT, ASSAULT.

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.