The Kanji Map

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1301 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

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

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: モウ

Composition: 犭孟

猛

Radical: 犬

Meaning: dog

Reading: いぬ

Frequency: 444

Alternative forms:

犭(

)

猛（モウ） greatly energetic, ferocious, extreme, severe

猛威（モウイ） fury, power, menace

勇猛（ユウモウ） daring, brave, bold, valiant, intrepid, dauntless

豪猛（ゴウモウ） strongly ferocious