獰猛

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Chinese

fierce-looking
ferocious; suddenly; fierce
ferocious; suddenly; fierce; violent; abrupt
 
trad. (獰猛)
simp. (狞猛)

Pronunciation


Adjective

獰猛

  1. (literary) ferocious; fierce

Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
どう
Hyōgai
もう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Middle Chinese 獰猛

Pronunciation

Adjective

(どう)(もう) (dōmōだうまう (daumau)?-na (adnominal (どう)(もう) (dōmō na), adverbial (どう)(もう) (dōmō ni))

  1. fierce, ferocious
Inflection

Noun

(どう)(もう) (dōmōだうまう (daumau)?

  1. fierceness, ferocity

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
ねい
Hyōgai
もう
Grade: S
irregular

Misreading.[1][3] An example of 百姓読み (hyakushōyomi, misreading a kanji by reading it by its phonetic component).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ねい)(もう) (neimōねいまう (neimau)?-na (adnominal (ねい)(もう) (neimō na), adverbial (ねい)(もう) (neimō ni))

  1. (nonstandard) fierce, ferocious
Inflection

Noun

(ねい)(もう) (neimōねいまう (neimau)?

  1. (nonstandard) fierceness, ferocity

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN