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    3. 暴虐

    暴虐

    暴ぼう虐ぎゃく

    tyranny

    KMT10News #41+1Ref L2Noun, AdjectivePolitics & LawKanji Vocab24 strokes

    ぼうぎゃく

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    tyranny, atrocity

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    その国くにの指し導どう者しゃは暴ぼう虐ぎゃくな政せい治じを行おこないました。

    The leader of that country carried out tyrannical politics.

    KMT8Politics & Law
    暴ぼう虐ぎゃくな支し配はいは、最さい終しゅう的てきに民みん衆しゅうの反はん乱らんを招まねくことが多おおい。

    Tyrannical rule often ultimately leads to popular rebellion.

    KMT10Politics & LawHistory
    歴れき史し上じょう、多おおくの暴ぼう虐ぎゃくな政せい権けんが短たん命めいに終おわったことが示し唆さされています。

    Historically, it is suggested that many tyrannical regimes ended up being short-lived.

    KMT10Politics & LawHistory
    独どく裁さい者しゃの暴ぼう虐ぎゃくな行こう為いは、国こく際さい社しゃ会かいから厳きびしく非ひ難なんされました。

    The dictator's tyrannical acts were severely condemned by the international community.

    KMT10Politics & Law
    戦せん争そう中ちゅう、敵てき国こくは捕ほ虜りょに対たいして暴ぼう虐ぎゃくな扱あつかいをしました。

    During the war, the enemy nation treated prisoners of war with atrocity.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    暴
    あば.く・あば.れる…(2)
    outburst・rave・fret・force・violence…(2)
    虐
    しいた.げる…(1)
    tyrannize・oppress
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