The kanji 殴: meaning, readings and stroke order

殴

Meaning: hit, punch
On reading: オウ ou
Kun reading: なぐ（る） naguru
Strokes: 8
Radical: 殳 weapon, lance
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high
Old form: 毆

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: đánh (ẩu)
Japanese: なぐる。たたく。
Korean: 때리다, 치다 (구)
Chinese: 殴打、打

Readings, words and example sentences

オウ ou · on reading · less common

殴おう打だ
assault, beating (someone)
人を 殴おう打だするのは犯罪です。
Hitting people is a crime.

なぐ（る） naguru · kun reading · less common

殴なぐる
to hit, to punch
人を 殴なぐっては いけません。
You must not hit people.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.