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扈

扈: follow

follow; attend
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Readings

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Mostly in 跋扈 (ばっこ), for bad things running rampant; also 扈従, an attendant.

Key words

跋扈ばっこrampancy; running rampant
跳梁跋扈ちょうりょうばっこrunning rampant
扈従こしょうattendant; retinue

Example sentences

When night falls, monsters run rampant in the forest.

The young knight tried to set right a town where crooked merchants ran rampant.

As the king's attendant, he served at his lord's side throughout the journey.

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