殴 means “hit, punch”

なぐる · naguru

Also: assault, beat, thrash

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading): なぐる
On'yomi (Chinese reading): オウ

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 8 strokes

The story

A hand swinging a club (殳) at someone boxed into a corner (区): picture a bully closing in on his target. 殴る is to hit with fists or a weapon, 殴り合い is a fistfight, and police reports call it 殴打.

Used in 殴る (naguru, to hit/punch), 殴り合い (naguriai, fistfight), and 殴打 (ouda, beating/assault)

殴 means “hit, punch”

The story

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