8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

assault, hit, beat, thrash

Kun'yomi
  • to strike
On'yomi
  • オウ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

なぐ 98.5%
オウ 1.5%

Character Breakdown

assault, hit, beat
なぐ.る オウ (8th, N1)
ward, district
ク オウ コウ (3rd, N2)
hiding enclosure radical (no. 23)
ケイ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ また ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)

References

Unicode hex code 6BB4
JIS X 0208 1-18-5
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2451
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2990
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 886
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1099
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 595
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 788
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1698
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1833
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2003
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1468
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 16618P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1035
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1940
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2128
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1454
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1199
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1625
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1138
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1714
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2t6.1
Four corner code 7774.7
De Roo Code 3468