Word Meaning 宰る

ほぶる hoburu

宰る is read as ほぶる (hoburu) and means to defeat soundly.

Meaning

English

  1. to defeat soundly
  2. to overpower
  3. to vanquish
  4. to slaughter
  5. to massacre
  6. to butcher

Reading

Kana

ほぶる

Romaji

hoburu

Writing Variants

  • 宰る はふる hafuru
  • 宰る ほふる hofuru
  • 屠る はふる hafuru
  • 屠る ほふる hofuru
  • 屠る ほぶる hoburu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 135118 Priority V

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宰領

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主宰

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大宰府

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伴食宰相

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大宰

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