ぼうりょく
Meanings
Noun
1. 人などへの傷害やものの破壊などを伴う乱暴な行為。
Kanji used
outburst
power
Pitch accent
うりょく
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Composed of
① 荒々しいこと。乱暴であること。また、そのさま。② 道理にはずれていること。不法であること。また、そのさま。
strength; power; proficiency; ability
Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
① 暴力を使って私的な目的を達成しようとする反社会的な集団。
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
act of violence; violent behavior
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 scene (in a movie, etc.)
racketeering by interceding in civil disputes and threatening the use of violence
police violence; police brutality
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.