Word Meaning 虐待

ぎゃくたい gyakutai

虐待 is read as ぎゃくたい (gyakutai) and means abuse.

Meaning

English

  1. abuse
  2. ill-treatment
  3. maltreatment
  4. mistreatment
  5. cruelty

Reading

Kana

ぎゃくたい

Romaji

gyakutai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Antonyms 愛護 Rank 15111 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

虐待死

ぎゃくたいし

death by (child) abuse

虐待者

ぎゃくたいしゃ

abuser (of a person or animal)

性的虐待

せいてきぎゃくたい

sexual abuse

動物虐待

どうぶつぎゃくたい

animal abuse

子供虐待

こどもぎゃくたい

child abuse

性虐待

せいぎゃくたい

sexual abuse

児童性的虐待

じどうせいてきぎゃくたい

child sexual abuse

児童虐待

じどうぎゃくたい

child abuse

高齢者虐待

こうれいしゃぎゃくたい

abuse of elderly people

幼児虐待

ようじぎゃくたい

child abuse

配偶者虐待

はいぐうしゃぎゃくたい

spousal 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

Example Sentences

7

そのこはながいあいだぎゃくたいをうけていた。

That child had been abused for a long time.

どうぶつをぎゃくたいしてはいけない。

You must not abuse animals.

かれのぎゃくたいはしゅういにもしられていた。

His abuse was known to the people around him.

Child abuse is a crime.

Tom was abused by his father.

You ought not to be cruel to animals.

I will not allow you to be ill-treated.