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猛: fierce

fierce; intense
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Readings

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もう: 猛暑(もうしょ) "intense heat", 猛烈(もうれつ) "fierce", 猛獣(もうじゅう) "wild beast", 猛毒(もうどく). 猛る(たける) "rage" (literary).

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Key words

猛暑もうしょintense heat
猛獣もうじゅうwild beast
猛烈もうれつfierce; violent
猛毒もうどくdeadly poison
猛るたけるto rage

Example sentences

This summer, the extreme heat is continuing.

At the circus, the wild-beast act was the biggest hit.

A fierce wind blew and my umbrella broke.

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