The kanji 罵: meaning, readings and stroke order

罵

Meaning: insult, call names
On reading: バ ba
Kun reading: ののし（る） nonoshiru
Strokes: 15
Radical: 网 net
Level: Level 10 · the last years of senior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: chửi mắng (mạ)
Japanese: ののしる。わるぐちをいう。
Korean: 욕하다, 헐뜯다 (매)
Chinese: 骂、辱骂 (骂)

Readings, words and example sentences

バ ba · on reading · less common

罵ば声せい
angry shouting, insults
罵ば声せいをあびせてはいけません。
You must not shout insults at people.

ののし（る） nonoshiru · kun reading · less common

罵ののしる
to insult, to curse at
だれも 罵ののしりません。
I don't insult anyone.

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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.