JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 3
虐

Meaning

Kanji 虐

tyrannize

tyrannize, oppress

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
しいた.げる
Onyomi 音読み
ギャク
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: 䖋 (Itaiji) , 䨋 (Itaiji) , 䖈 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#1464
Strokes
9
Radical
虍
Components
匕 • 匚 • 卜 • 厂 • 虍
Kanji Kentei
Level 3
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Related vocabulary

35 common entries

Showing 35 of 66 entries that include this kanji.

虐殺

ぎゃくさつ

slaughter

虐め

いじめ

bullying

虐げる

しいたげる

to oppress

虐待

ぎゃくたい

abuse

苛める

いじめる

to be tough on (e.g. one's body)

いじめ自殺

いじめじさつ

suicide caused by bullying or harassment

虐遇

ぎゃくぐう

ill-treatment

虐使

ぎゃくし

driving someone too hard

虐政

ぎゃくせい

tyranny

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は弱い立場の人を虐げた。

He oppressed people in weak positions.

権力者が民を虐げる社会は長続きしない。

A society where those in power oppress the people will not last long.

その子は長いあいだ虐待を受けていた。

That child had been abused for a long time.

動物を虐待してはいけない。

You must not abuse animals.

彼の虐待は周囲にも知られていた。

His abuse was known to the people around him.