鷙猛

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Chinese

birds of prey
ferocious; suddenly; fierce
ferocious; suddenly; fierce; violent; abrupt
 
trad. (鷙猛)
simp. (鸷猛)
anagram 猛鷙猛鸷

Pronunciation


Adjective

鷙猛

  1. fierce; cruel; violent

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgai
もう
Grade: S
on'yomi goon

Etymology

May be a learned borrowing from Chinese 鷙猛鸷猛 (zhìměng). Rare term, not included in most dictionaries.[1][2][3][4][5]

Pronunciation

Adjective

()(もう) (shimōしまう (simau)?-nari

  1. (rare) fierce; cruel; violent
    Synonyms: 鷙悍 (shikan), 鷙強 (shikyō), (more common) 鷙勇 (shiyū)

Inflection

References

  1. ^ 鷙猛”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006: note the lack of any NKD entry at Kotobank, only an entry in the specialist Jitsū kanji dictionary.
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  4. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  5. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN