| 1854 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1378 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2895 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1420 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1525 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1305 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1579 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1685 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1516 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1305 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 653 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 393 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 490 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1468 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 20498 | Morohashi |
| 537 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3588 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1456 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1566 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1462 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength
- On:
- モウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1301 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 猛 【モウ】 greatly energetic, ferocious, extreme, severe
- 猛威 【モウイ】 fury, power, menace
- 勇猛 【ユウモウ】 daring, brave, bold, valiant, intrepid, dauntless
- 豪猛 【ゴウモウ】 strongly ferocious
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たけ、 たけし、 たける
- Korean:
- maeng
Spanish
- fuerte
- valiente
- salvaje
- violento
Portuguese
- feroz
- enfurecer
- acelerar
- tornar-se furioso
- selvageria
- vigor
French
- féroce
- fulminer
- se ruer
- devenir furieux
- sauvagerie
- force
| 2974 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3g7.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-3-8 | SKIP code |
| 1-3-7 | SKIP code |
| 4721.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-52 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 731b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1653 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 虎列刺 【コレラ】 cholera
- 虎疫 【コエキ】 cholera
- 猛虎 【モウコ】 fierce tiger, ferocious tiger, Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
- 竜虎 【リュウコ】 dragon and tiger, two mighty rivals
Kun reading compounds
- 虎 【とら】 tiger (Panthera tigris), drunkard, drunk, sot
- 虎葦毛 【とらあしげ】 dapple gray (horse coat color), dapple grey
- 大虎 【おおとら】 big tiger, drinker, staggering drunkard
- 小虎 【ことら】 small tiger, light drinker, occasional drinker
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たけ
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- tigre
Portuguese
French
- tigre
- ivrogne
| 1558 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4105 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1932 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 754 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2234 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1677 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 3981 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2048 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2766 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2009 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 32675 | Morohashi |
| 3212 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5265 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1990 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2145 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3-6-2 | SKIP code |
| 2121.7 | Four corner code |
| 2121.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-24-55 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 864e | Unicode hex code |
valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish, conical cap
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5
JLPT level N1
619 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 弁 【ベン】 speech, tongue, talk, eloquence, dialect, brogue, accent, bento, Japanese box lunch, petal, valve, Oversight Department, division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices
- 弁解 【ベンカイ】 explanation (e.g. for one's actions), excuse, justification, defense, defence
- 熱弁 【ネツベン】 impassioned speech, fervent speech
- 強弁 【キョウベン】 insisting (unreasonably), obstinate insistence
Kun reading compounds
- 弁える 【わきまえる】 to discern (e.g. right from wrong), to discriminate, to distinguish, to know (manners, one's place, etc.), to understand, to bear in mind
Readings
- Japanese names:
- べ
- Korean:
- byeon, ban
Spanish
- discurso
- dialecto
- distinguir
- identificar
- reembolsar
- pétalo
Portuguese
- válvula
- petala
- trança
- discurso
- dialeto
- discriminação
- livrar-se de
- distinguir
French
- éloquence
- valve
- pétale
- tresse
- dialecte
- discernement
- résoudre
- distinguer
| 715 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 807 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 786 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 793 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 846 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 513 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1265 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 275 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 711 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 724 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1116 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 262 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2497 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1264 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1730 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 750 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 9588 | Morohashi |
| 2004 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1663 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 742 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 803 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 654 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2755 | 2001 Kanji |
| 0a5.30 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-3 | SKIP code |
| 2344.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-42-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5f01 | Unicode hex code |