Kanji
N1 15 strokes Grade 8 freq #2467

abuse, insult

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

net ami

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

curse; vilification
angry scolding; abusive criticism
pejorative term; derogatory word
reviling; vilification
abuse
revilement; derision
(verbal) abuse; insulting remark
abuse; invective
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names
(verbal) abuse; abusive language

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

to abuse (verbally); to curse at
to insult each other; to trade insults
abusive language; expletive
abuse; curse

Example sentences

He called her bad names.

He would swear at the naughty boys in the neighborhood.

Words of abuse poured from his lips.