Entry
  1. Taru adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil

Kun
ころ.す-ごろ.しそ.ぐあや.める
On
サツサイセツ
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
581 of 2500
Radical
weapon
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
1-6-4SKIP code
4a6.35The Kanji Dictionary
4794.7Four corner code
2968deroo
6bbaUnicode hex code
1-27-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2454Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2994New Nelson (John Haig)
1324New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1677Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
889Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1208Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1493Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1607Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
546A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1138Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
419Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16629Morohashi
488A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
576Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
585Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
614sakade
657Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
515henshall3
545Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
470crowley
610Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1140Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1507Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
sha1, shai4Pinyin reading
sal, soeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fell, strike, attack, punish

Kun
き.るそむ.くう.つ
On
バツハツボチ
Strokes
6
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1816 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 57

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-2-4SKIP code
2a4.5The Kanji Dictionary
2325.0Four corner code
2159deroo
4f10Unicode hex code
1-40-18JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
370Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
132New Nelson (John Haig)
42New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
46Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
26Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
27Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
994Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1069Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1990A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1535Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
439Morohashi
1707A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1509Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1610Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1040Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1058Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1422Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
70Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1003Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fa2, fa1Pinyin reading
beolKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
57WaniKani level