慓悍

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Chinese

violent
trad. (慓悍)
simp. #(慓悍)
alternative forms 剽悍

Pronunciation


Adjective

慓悍

  1. agile and brave; quick and fierce

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひょう
Hyōgai
かん
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
剽悍

Etymology

Borrowed from Literary Chinese 慓悍 (piàohàn).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ひょう)(かん) (hyōkanへうかん (feukan)?-na (adnominal (ひょう)(かん) (hyōkan na), adverbial (ひょう)(かん) (hyōkan ni))

  1. (literary) agile and brave; quick and fierce

Inflection

Noun

(ひょう)(かん) (hyōkanへうかん (feukan)?

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References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN