暴 – Kanji World

音読おんよみ: ボウ・バク

訓読くんよみ: あばく・あばれる・あらい・にわか・さらす・あらわす

画数かくすう: 15 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 日（ひ）

Meaning

Violence, rage, or sudden outburst. Also used to express roughness, wild behavior, or the act of exposing something publicly.

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乱暴らんぼう — violence, recklessness
暴力ぼうりょく — physical violence
暴走ぼうそう — rampage, reckless driving
暴露ばくろ — exposure, revelation
横暴おうぼう — tyranny, abuse of power
乱暴者らんぼうもの — violent person
暴風ぼうふう — storm, violent wind
暴君ぼうくん — tyrant

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暴 combines the 日 (sun) radical with 共 (together) and 水 (water, here altered), suggesting intense heat or power bursting out. It originally conveyed ideas of forceful revelation or raw exposure. Over time, its meanings expanded to include wildness, rage, and aggression.

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乱暴らんぼうな行動こうどうは許ゆるされません。
Violent behavior is not tolerated.

秘密ひみつが暴あばかれた。
The secret was exposed.

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The on-yomi "ぼう" is common in compound words like 暴力ぼうりょく (violence) or 暴風ぼうふう (storm). The kun-yomi "あばれる" means "to behave wildly" or "go berserk," and is often used in casual or emotional contexts.

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