Word Meaning 凌虐

りょうぎゃく ryougyaku

凌虐 is read as りょうぎゃく (ryougyaku) and means humiliation.

Meaning

English

  1. humiliation
  2. indignity
  3. affront
  4. assault

Reading

Kana

りょうぎゃく

Romaji

ryougyaku

Writing Variants

  • 陵虐 りょうぎゃく ryougyaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 139520 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

凌ぐ

しのぐ

to endure

暴虐

ぼうぎゃく

tyranny

残虐

ざんぎゃく

cruel

自虐

じぎゃく

self-torture

八虐

はちぎゃく

eight unpardonable crimes (in ancient Japanese law)

加虐

かぎゃく

causing pain

被虐

ひぎゃく

suffering (as a result of maltreatment)

虐殺

ぎゃくさつ

slaughter

虐げる

しいたげる

to oppress

虐待

ぎゃくたい

abuse

米国動物虐待防止協会

べいこくどうぶつぎゃくたいぼうしきょうかい

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

王立動物虐待防止協会

おうりつどうぶつぎゃくたいぼうしきょうかい

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals