暴れる

あばれる · abareru · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan

to act violently

🐂 a-BAR-eru: a bar brawl breaks out, and someone starts to rage

The kanji 暴 means violent, as in 暴力 (bōryoku, violence) and 暴風 (bōfū, violent wind). Add the verb ending -reru and 暴れる means to act violently: a raging bull, a thrashing child, a storm on the loose.

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