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獰: fierce

fierce; savage
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Readings

On
ドウ・ネイ
Kun
わるい

Read ドウ, as in 獰猛 (どうもう, ferocious). The variant reading ねいもう is older and rarer.

Key words

獰猛どうもうferocious; savage
獰悪どうあくviolent; fiendish

Example sentences

That dog looks ferocious, but it is actually very friendly.

A bandit with a savage face blocked the traveler's way at the mountain pass.

A ferocious dragon sleeps deep in the cave, guarding its treasure.

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