罵

revile; abuse; insult

15 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2467.

Readings

• バ (on reading): 罵倒 (ばとう) (verbal) abuse; 罵詈 (ばり) (verbal) abuse
• ののしる (kun reading): 罵る (ののしる) to abuse (verbally); 罵り言葉 (ののしりことば) abusive language

Components

• 罒
• 馬
• ⺣ radical fire, bottom form of 火
• 買 radical net, top form of 网
• 馬 radical horse

Words using 罵

• 罵倒 (ばとう) (verbal) abuse
• 罵詈 (ばり) (verbal) abuse
• 罵声 (ばせい) shout of abuse
• 面罵 (めんば) abusing someone to his (her) face
• 痛罵 (つうば) abuse
• 罵る (ののしる) to abuse (verbally)
• 罵り言葉 (ののしりことば) abusive language
• 罵り合う (ののしりあう) to insult each other

18 words in all.

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