猛 — kanji meaning “fierce”
猛
fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength
- Meanings
- fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength
- On'yomi
- モウ (mou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- たけ、たけし、たける
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1301 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 94
- Chinese reading
- měng — Chinese character page
Words with 猛
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 猛烈 | もうれつ mouretsu | fierce; intense; severe |
| 猛暑 | もうしょ mousho | heat wave; fierce heat |
| 猛獣 | もうじゅう moujuu | fierce animal; beast of prey; big game |
| 猛攻 | もうこう moukou | fierce attack |
| 猛威 | もうい moui | fury; power; menace |
| 猛毒 | もうどく moudoku | deadly poison |
| 猛追 | もうつい moutsui | hot pursuit; hot chase |
| 猛省 | もうせい mousei | serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence |
| 猛者 | もさ mosa | tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter |
| 獰猛 | どうもう doumou | ferocious; fierce; truculent |
| 猛禽 | もうきん moukin | raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird |
| 猛虎 | もうこ mouko | fierce tiger; ferocious tiger |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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