This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: ボウ、バク、あば.く、あば.れる
Romaji: bou, baku, aba.ku, aba.reru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  72
Frequency:  692
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  2-4-11
Korean Reading:  po
Chinese Reading:  pu4
Unicode:  66b4
JIS:  4B3D

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2515
Nelson Index: 2157
New Nelson Index: 2511
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4c11.2
Four Corner Index: 6013.2
Guide to Remembering Index: 793
Gakken Index: 821
Daikanwanjiten Index: 14137
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 5.0928
Remembering the kanji Index: 1801
Kanji Flashcards Index: 607
Kodansha Compact Index: 982
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 814
Kanji in Context Index: 1043
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1609
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2194
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1819
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1941
Essential Kanji Index: 833
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3138
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3842
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 871
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 812

Words

(ぼう)
violence; force
暴走 (ぼうそう)
running wildly; reckless driving; runaway; rampage; acting rashly; behaving recklessly; reckless baserunning
暴行 (ぼうこう)
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape
暴力団 (ぼうりょくだん)
gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza (Japanese mafia); band of thugs; group of hoodlums
凶暴 (きょうぼう)
brutal; atrocious; ferocious
暴力 (ぼうりょく)
violence; mayhem
暴れる (あばれる)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
暴動 (ぼうどう)
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
暴露 (ばくろ)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
暴く (あばく)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose
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