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Kanji

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: vicious, cruel, severely, extreme

Kunyomi: もと.る

Onyomi: ガン, ゲン, コン

Composition: 犭 艮

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Radical

Radical: 犬

Meaning: dog

Reading: いぬ

Frequency: 444

Alternative forms:

犭(alt radical position hen)

犬

Examples

Onyomi Examples

很戻 (コンレイ) acting contrary to reason, ruthless defiance, violation of morality, reason or justice

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