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

Reading

Kana: モウ
Romaji: mou
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: たけ、たけし、たける
Romaji: take, takeshi, takeru
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Romaji

Meanings

fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  94
Frequency:  1301
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-3-8
Korean Reading:  maeng
Chinese Reading:  meng3
Unicode:  731b
JIS:  4C54

Indexes

Halpern Index: 537
Nelson Index: 2895
New Nelson Index: 3588
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3g7.4
Four Corner Index: 4721.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 1854
Gakken Index: 1378
Japanese Names Index: 1305
Daikanwanjiten Index: 20498
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 7.0712
Remembering the kanji Index: 1456
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1525
Kodansha Compact Index: 1305
Kanji in Context Index: 1516
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 393
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 490
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1468
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1566
Essential Kanji Index: 1420
Kodansha Kanji Index: 653
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2974
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1462

Words

(もう)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
猛獣 (もうじゅう)
wild animal; beast of prey
猛毒 (もうどく)
deadly poison
猛暑 (もうしょ)
heat wave; fierce heat
猛威 (もうい)
fury; power; menace
猛烈 (もうれつ)
violent; vehement; raging; stout; intense; spirited; stormy
猛攻 (もうこう)
fierce attack
勇猛 (ゆうもう、ゆうみょう)
daring; bravery; valor; valour
猛虎 (もうこ)
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
獰猛 (どうもう、ねいもう)
ferocity; truculence
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