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
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to resort to violence
household violence (esp. adolescent children towards parents); domestic violence
nonviolence; non-violence
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza
sexual violence; gender-related violence
violent revolution
violent scene (in a movie, etc.)
racketeering by interceding in civil disputes and threatening the use of violence
police violence; police brutality
political violence
violence behind closed doors; domestic violence
Examples (14 in total)
We hate violence.
Violence is the cancer of our society.
I can't put up with his violence any longer.