虐
oppress, tyrannize

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ギャク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

しいた.げる

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8
Strokes:9
JLPT:1
Frequency:1464

Vocabulary

ギャク

WordReadingMeaning
虐殺ギャクサツslaughter; massacre
虐待ギャクタイabuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
残虐ザンギャクcruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
暴虐ボウギャクtyranny; atrocity
自虐ジギャクself-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself

Other

WordReadingMeaning
虐めるいじめるto ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to pick on; to tease; to be cruel to; to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
虐めいじめbullying; teasing
虐げるしいたげるto oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
虐めイジメbullying; teasing
虐めっ子いじめっこbully

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frolic, play, sport
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虜
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exist, live with, reside, to be
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庭
courtyard, garden, yard
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膚
body, disposition, grain, skin, texture
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唐
China, T'ang, foreign
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