Hanja Analyzer
罵

罵 — mae

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
꾸짖을 매
Romanization
mae
English
accuse, blame, curse, scold
Mandarin
mà
Japanese on'yomi
バ, メ
Japanese kun'yomi
ののし.る
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Secondary (Jōyō)
Newspaper frequency
#2,467 of 2,500
Strokes
15
Variant forms
嗎
Radical
网 (122, 10 residual)
Phonetic component
馬(마)
Unicode
U+7F75

Parts that make up 罵

  • 罒 variant of 网 얽어 놓은 그물그물과 걸려드는 일. 罒 로 쓴다
  • 馬 말 마sound 갈기와 네 다리말과 말을 부리는 일

How 罵 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 罵 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 网, 馬.

Korean example words with 罵

  • 질매叱罵 Korean gloss: 몹시 꾸짖어 나무람
  • 악매惡罵 Korean gloss: 모질게 꾸짖음. 또는 그런 꾸지람
  • 통매하다痛罵 Korean gloss: 몹시 꾸짖다
  • 구매하다毆罵 Korean gloss: 때리고 욕하다
  • 열매하다熱罵 Korean gloss: 몹시 심하게 꾸짖다
  • 매도하다罵倒 Korean gloss: 심하게 욕하며 나무라다
  • 타매하다唾罵 Korean gloss: 아주 더럽게 생각하고 경멸히 여겨 욕하다
  • 모매侮罵 Korean gloss: 업신여겨 꾸짖음.
  • 소매笑罵 Korean gloss: 비웃으며 꾸짖음.
  • 치매嗤罵 Korean gloss: 비웃으며 꾸짖음.
  • 매성罵聲 Korean gloss: 꾸짖으며 떠드는 소리.
  • 만매漫罵 Korean gloss: 만만히 여겨 함부로 꾸짖음.

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

Japanese words with 罵

  • 罵るののしる to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at
  • 悪罵あくば curse; vilification
  • 罵声ばせい shout of abuse; jeers; boos
  • 罵倒ばとう (verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement
  • 冷罵れいば sneer; scoffing; abuse
  • 面罵めんば abusing someone to his (her) face
  • 罵言ばげん (verbal) abuse; abusive language
  • 罵詈ばり (verbal) abuse; abusive language
  • 痛罵つうば abuse; invective; denunciation
  • 嘲罵ちょうば (verbal) abuse; insulting remark; taunt
  • 漫罵まんば revilement; derision
  • 罵りののしり abuse; curse; swearing

Characters sharing the phonetic 馬

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “마” in Korean.

Other hanja read “매”

Other hanja with radical 网

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