Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 獰猛(どうもう) in Japanese

獰猛, どう猛
Kana Reading
どうもう, ねいもう
Romaji
dōmō, neimō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    ferocity; truculence
    Example sentence
    彼らのはとても獰猛ので誰も近づけかった。 Their dog was so fierce that he kept everyone away.

Examples of 獰猛, どう猛, どうもう, ねいもう in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

11 strokes

fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength

On'Yomi: モウ

Kun'Yomi:

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17 strokes

bad

On'Yomi: ドウ, ネイ

Kun'Yomi: わる.い

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