Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary
(A comprehensive Free Online Kanji Etymology Dictionary for the Web)
An Etymological Dictionary of Chinese Character Interpretations
By Lawrence J. Howell and Hikaru Morimoto
– Covering more than 6,500 Chinese characters as used in Japan –
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Kanji Search Results
暴 (15)
ボウ ; バク
あば（く・れる）
BIS 
BIS shows 日 sun/day + an element combining the curled hide of an animal with the bones still attached + 廾 pair of hands → spread an animal hide and expose it on the ground for drying in the sun → reveal. Violent, rough and sudden(ly) are borrowed meanings.
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