Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1283 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 15
Meaning: slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak
Kunyomi:
Onyomi: ボク
Composition: 扌 菐
Radical: 手
Meaning: hand
撲滅 （ボクメツ） eradication, extermination, destruction, suppression
撲殺 （ボクサツ） beat to death
打撲 （ダボク） blow, hit (on the body), beating