The kanji 殴 means "to strike," "to beat," or "to hit." It conveys the idea of using physical force to attack or injure someone or something.

・On-yomi (音読み): オウ (ō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): なぐ（る） (naguru)

⚫︎殴打 (ōda) Translation: beating; thrashing ⚫︎殴り合い (naguriai) Translation: a fight; a brawl ⚫︎人に殴られる (hito ni nagurareru) Translation: to be hit by someone

The kanji 殴 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, けいせいもじ). The semantic component is 殳 (ぶ), which depicts a hand holding a weapon or a stick, indicating action related to striking or hitting. The phonetic component is 区 (おう, ku), which is used for its sound, contributing to the pronunciation of the character. Therefore, the structure of 殴 directly reflects the meaning of striking, the hand wielding something and the sound of the word.