虐める – Vocabulary details

虐いじめる

Verb (1-dan, transitive)

Usually written in kana

1. to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to pick on; to tease; to be cruel to; to persecute

それ以い上じょう言いって、妹いもうとをいじめる気きにはなれない。I cannot bring myself to say any more and bully my younger sister.

2. to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

だからお前まえは体からだをいじめ過すぎなんだよ。I'm telling you, you push your body too hard.

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