暴 — pok, po

Parts that make up 暴

How 暴 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 暴 as a ideographic compound involving 虎, 戈.

Korean example words with 暴

• 폭거暴擧 Korean gloss: 난폭한 행동
• 폭정暴政 Korean gloss: 포악한 정치
• 폭행暴行 Korean gloss: 난폭한 행동
• 폭서暴暑 Korean gloss: 매우 심한 더위
• 폭압暴壓 Korean gloss: 폭력으로 억압함
• 폭염暴炎 Korean gloss: 매우 심한 더위
• 폭민暴民 Korean gloss: 폭동을 일으킨 민중
• 폭위暴威 Korean gloss: 거칠고 사나운 위세
• 포학暴虐 Korean gloss: 몹시 잔인하고 난폭함
• 폭란暴亂 Korean gloss: 폭력이 행사되는 난리
• 흉포凶暴 Korean gloss: 질이 흉악하고 포악함
• 폭설暴雪 Korean gloss: 갑자기 많이 내리는 눈

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 暴

• 暴力団ぼうりょくだん bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate
• 暴力ぼうりょく violence; mayhem
• 暴動ぼうどう insurrection; riot; uprising
• 暴行ぼうこう assault; outrage; act of violence
• 暴落ぼうらく slump; crash; heavy fall
• 暴走ぼうそう acting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly
• 暴風ぼうふう storm; windstorm; gale
• 乱暴らんぼう violence; assault; rowdiness
• 婦女暴行ふじょぼうこう sexual assault (of a woman); rape
• 暴挙ぼうきょ violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
• 暴露ばくろ disclosure; exposure; revelation
• 横暴おうぼう violence; oppression; high-handedness

Characters sharing the phonetic 暴

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “폭”

Other hanja with radical 日