ぼうこう
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. assault; outrage; act of violence
2. rape; sexual assault
Pitch accent
うこう
Composed of
violence; force
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
rape; sexual assault
gang assault; mob violence; gang rape
1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa
Examples (2 in total)
The middle aged man was charged with assault.
The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.