Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1622 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: assault, hit, beat, thrash

Kunyomi: なぐ.る

Onyomi: オウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: weapon, lance

Examples

Onyomi Examples

オウダ hit, strike, blow

オウサツ beating to death, striking dead

Kunyomi Examples

なぐる to strike, to hit, to beat, to punch

る蹴る なぐるける punching and kicking