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Kanji Detail for 猛 - "fierce, bold, intense"

猛

  • Meaning

    猛 means "fierce, bold, intense."

    1. Fierce - Bold; violent; intense.

    2. Wild - Savage; untamed; ferocious.

    3. Brave - Courageous; daring.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fierce; rave; rush; become furious; wildness; strength

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    violent, savage, cruel; bold

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    violent, savage, cruel, bold

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Mighty and strong. A skilled fighter is called 猛將. A beast good at attacking and biting is called 猛獸. | Strict and urgent. The opposite of lenient. As in 寬猛相濟 (leniency and severity complementing each other). The phrase originates from (Zuo Zhuan). | When momentum is sudden and rapid, it is called 猛. As in 猛烈, 猛厲. Also, suddenly awakening from confusion is called 猛省.
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    moh(もう) もう

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    take.shi(たけし) たけし

  • Strokestip

    11 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    犬 犭 (inu・kemonohen)

  • Related Keywords
    fierce ferocious violent wild savage brutal intense powerful strong bold brave courageous valiant aggressive vehement furious raging severe harsh

Sentences including 猛

  • I studied like anything.

  • He studied hard with a view to being a doctor.

  • Beware of the dog !

  • The baby began to cry like anything.

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