15 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N2

outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage

Kun'yomi
  • to disclose ②to open (a grave)
  • to act violently
On'yomi
  • violence
  • バク

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ボウ 77.5%
あばあばれる 20.7%
バク 1.8%

Character Breakdown

outburst, rave, fret
ボウ あば.く バク (5th, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
together, both, neither
とも キョウ (4th, N3)
twenty(廿) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
water radical variant (no. 85)
スイ

Contained In

Common Words

to act violently
violence
acting rashly ②runaway (process) ③reckless baserunning
violence ②rough (handling, language, etc.) ③rape
to disclose ②to open (a grave)
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References

Unicode hex code 66B4
JIS X 0208 1-43-29
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2157
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2511
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2515
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3138
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1609
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 833
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 14137
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 793
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1014
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1052
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 871
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 607
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 814
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 812
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1043
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 982
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1819
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4c11.2
Four corner code 6013.2
De Roo Code 3842