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罵 = 罒 + 馬

罵 is a Japanese kanji written with 15 strokes, listed here under the keyword “insult”. It is built from 罒 (net) and 馬 (horse). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 2143.

Keyword
insult
RTK frame
2143
Strokes
15
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
バ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ののし.る
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
abuse, оскорбление
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
罵 accuse

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 罒 net
  2. 馬 horse

How to find 罵 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “net” + “horse”. 罵 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 罵 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.