虐
虐 — Tyrannize
tyrannize, oppress
On’yomiギャク (gyaku)
Kun’yomiしいたげる (shiitageru)
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 虐
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虐殺 | ぎゃくさつ gyakusatsu | slaughter; massacre |
| 虐待 | ぎゃくたい gyakutai | abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment |
| 残虐 | ざんぎゃく zangyaku | cruel; brutal; savage |
| 虐め | いじめ ijime | bullying; teasing |
| 虐げる | しいたげる shiitageru | to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize |
| 暴虐 | ぼうぎゃく bougyaku | tyranny; atrocity |
Study notes
虐 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1464 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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