虐
虐: cruel
cruel; mistreat
9 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 7 words here
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Kunしいたげる
ぎゃく: 虐待(ぎゃくたい) "abuse", 虐殺(ぎゃくさつ) "massacre", 残虐(ざんぎゃく) "brutal", 自虐(じぎゃく) "self-deprecation". 虐げる(しいたげる) "oppress".
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Key words
虐待ぎゃくたいabuse; mistreatment
虐殺ぎゃくさつmassacre
残虐ざんぎゃくbrutal; cruel
虐げるしいたげるto oppress; to persecute
自虐じぎゃくself-deprecation
Example sentences
動物を虐待することは、法律で禁止されている。
Abusing animals is prohibited by law.
昔、弱い人々を虐げる王がいた。
Long ago there was a king who oppressed the weak.
彼女は自虐的なジョークで、みんなを笑わせた。
She made everyone laugh with self-deprecating jokes.