虐

JLPT N1 Kanji · Practice Flashcards

虐 — tyrannize, oppress

JLPT N1
9 strokes
Secondary (Jōyō)
Radical 虍
#1464 most frequent

Readings

On'yomi 音読み: ギャク
Kun'yomi 訓読み: しいた.げる

Example words & Vocabulary

虐殺ぎゃくさつ

massacre; slaughter

Example sentences 3

独裁どくさい者しゃは人々ひとびとを虐しいたげた。

The dictator oppressed the people.

将軍は捕虜全員の虐殺を命じた。

The general ordered the massacre of all war prisoners.

彼かれは幼児ようじ虐待ぎゃくたいで罰ばっせられた。

He was punished for child abuse.