ぼうりょく
Meanings
Noun
1. violence; mayhem
Besides, violence is wrong no matter who it's against.
Pitch accent
ぼ
うりょく
Composed of
violence; force
strength; power; proficiency; ability
Used in vocabulary (21 in total)
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
act of violence; violent behavior
Examples (20 in total)
We hate violence.
Let's drive violence out of our town.
Violence is the cancer of our society.
I can't put up with his violence any longer.
However, violence solves nothing.
I don't want to use unnecessary violence either.
There's no need for violence.
Violent crime spread into the suburbs.
They are fascinated by blood and violence.
Besides, violence is wrong no matter who it's against.
He was strongly against all violence.
It was the triumph of civilization over force.
To tell the truth, I'm tired of violent movies.
Can you justify the use of violence?
There is almost no violence in that city.
Many parents believe that there is too much violence on TV.
Have you ever been the victim of a violent crime?
We should appeal to reason instead of resorting to violence.
He believed that blacks could win their fight for equal rights without violence.
He was eventually sentenced to five years in prison for that violent crime.