撲 — kanji meaning “slap”
撲
slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak
- Meanings
- slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak
- On'yomi
- ボク (boku)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 15
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1283 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- pū — Chinese character page
Words with 撲
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 相撲 | すもう sumou | sumo (wrestling) |
| 撲滅 | ぼくめつ bokumetsu | eradication; extermination; destruction |
| 打撲 | だぼく daboku | blow; hit (on the body); beating |
| 大相撲 | おおずもう oozumou | professional sumo wrestling |
| 撲殺 | ぼくさつ bokusatsu | beat to death |
| 腕相撲 | うでずもう udezumou | arm wrestling |
| 相撲取り | すもうとり sumoutori | sumo wrestler; rikishi |
| 打撲傷 | だぼくしょう dabokushou | bruise; contusion |
| 四つ相撲 | よつずもう yotsuzumou | wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands |
| 指相撲 | ゆびずもう yubizumou | thumb wrestling |
| 一人相撲 | ひとりずもう hitorizumou | fighting windmills; tilting at windmills |
| 奉納相撲 | ほうのうずもう hounouzumou | ritual matches held at a shrine |
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