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罵 means 'abuse'

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Strokes : 15    Frequency: 2062   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-39    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 9 words   Used in 17 words   Used in 1 name   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   バ
Kun
   ののしる to abuse, to insult, to swear
Variants
駡   骂 (Chinese)  
Notes
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 罵 - click the badge to download
You can speak polite Japanese, but to be fluent, one should also master verbal abuse! Learn to say, “He often calls her names,” “The company president abused me verbally,” “I can't forgive my mom's abuse,” “He instantly abuses somebody if he’s dissatisfied with something,” “I had never received a letter filled with so much abuse,” and “The audience jeered at the player's error.”
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Components
⿱  罒 (网) net  馬 horse  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 罵 is used 3 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 罵 is used 17 times, read 2 ways.
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noun
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
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ののしる : 2 words FIND ALL
の の し る 3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to abuse verbally; to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
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罵
バ   ののしる to abuse, to insult, to swear   
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馬
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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隹
little bird
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灬
fire
罒
net
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