暴力(ぼうりょく)

ぼうりょく
noun
violence, force
1. violence, physical force
The use of physical force to harm or intimidate; aggressive behavior.
暴力(ぼうりょく)は絶対(ぜったい)にいけない。
Violence is never acceptable.
暴力(ぼうりょく)を振(ふ)るう人(ひと)は許(ゆる)せない。
I cannot forgive people who use violence.
暴力(ぼうりょく)を振(ふ)るう is a common collocation
家庭内(かていない)暴力(ぼうりょく)は深刻(しんこく)な問題(もんだい)だ。
Domestic violence is a serious problem.

暴力(ぼうりょく) refers to violence or the use of physical force.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 暴力(ぼうりょく)を振(ふ)るう (to use violence, to be violent)
  • 暴力(ぼうりょく)を受(う)ける (to suffer violence)
  • 暴力(ぼうりょく)行為(こうい) (act of violence)
  • 暴力団(ぼうりょくだん) (organized crime group, yakuza)

COMPOUND WORDS:

  • 家庭内(かていない)暴力(ぼうりょく) (domestic violence, DV)
  • 言葉(ことば)の暴力(ぼうりょく) (verbal abuse)

RELATED:

  • 乱暴(らんぼう) (rough, violent behavior)

Related Words

Related: 乱暴(らんぼう) (rough, violent)
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Added 2026.1.11 18:32 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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