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虐

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • tyrannize
  • oppress

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ギャク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • しいた.げる
Strokes
9
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1571
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
虍#141 · tiger

Components

  • 卜
  • 匕
  • 匚
  • 厂
  • 虍

Common Words

  • 虐殺ぎゃくさつNoun
    slaughter, massacre
  • 虐待ぎゃくたいNoun
    abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment
  • 残虐ざんぎゃくna-adjective
    cruel, brutal, savage
  • 虐めいじめNoun
    bullying, teasing
  • 暴虐ぼうぎゃくNoun
    tyranny, atrocity
  • 自虐じぎゃくNoun
    self-torture, masochism, inflicting damage to oneself
  • 虐げるしいたげるIchidan verb
    to oppress, to persecute, to tyrannize
  • 八虐はちぎゃくNoun
    eight unpardonable crimes (in ancient Japanese law)

Practice in Kanjiru

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