ぼうりょく
Meanings
Noun
1. violence; mayhem
Pitch accent
うりょく
Composed of
violence; force
strength; power; proficiency; ability
Used in vocabulary (19 in total)
act of violence; violent behavior
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
Examples (14 in total)
We hate violence.
Violence is the cancer of our society.
I can't put up with his violence any longer.
Violent crime spread into the suburbs.
They are fascinated by blood and violence.
He was strongly against all violence.
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.