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虐
oppress · tyrannize · abuse · persecute
N1On: ぎゃくKun: しいた
Memory Aid
'GYAKU' — Sounds like a harsh, violent shout. When you're **abused** or **oppressed**, you might yell 'GYAKU!' in distress.
Vocabulary
虐待ぎゃくたいabuse, ill-treatment
虐殺ぎゃくさつmassacre, slaughter
虐げるしいたげるto oppress, to tyrannize
残虐ざんぎゃくcruelty, brutality
被虐待児ひぎゃくたいじabused child
Example Sentences
動物への虐待は許されない行為です。
Abuse towards animals is an unforgivable act.
権力者は国民を虐げてはならない。
Those in power must not oppress the people.
彼の残虐な行為に人々は震え上がった。
People trembled at his cruel actions.
歴史上、多くの人々が虐殺されました。
Throughout history, many people have been massacred.