Word Meaning 暴力

ぼうりょく bouryoku

暴力 is read as ぼうりょく (bouryoku) and means violence.

Meaning

English

violence
mayhem

Reading

Kana

ぼうりょく

Romaji

bouryoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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暴力団

ぼうりょくだん

bōryokudan

暴力団組員

ぼうりょくだんくみいん

member of an organized crime group

暴力団員

ぼうりょくだんいん

member of an organized crime group

暴力的

ぼうりょくてき

violent

暴力手段

ぼうりょくしゅだん

violent means

暴力革命

ぼうりょくかくめい

violent revolution

暴力シーン

ぼうりょくしーん

violent scene (in a movie, etc.)

暴力をふるう

ぼうりょくをふるう

to resort to violence

暴力団関係者

ぼうりょくだんかんけいしゃ

person involved in a gang

家庭内暴力

かていないぼうりょく

household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents)

政治的暴力

せいじてきぼうりょく

political violence

政治暴力

せいじぼうりょく

political violence

Example Sentences

暴力で問題は解決しない。

ぼうりょくでもんだいはかいけつしない。

violence does not solve problems.