蛮行(ばんこう)

ばんこう
noun
barbaric act; atrocity; brutality
1. barbaric act; atrocity; brutality
cruel, violent, or uncivilized actions, typically used to condemn acts of violence or inhumane behavior
蛮行(ばんこう)を許(ゆる)してはならない。
We must not allow such atrocities.
戦時中(せんじちゅう)の蛮行(ばんこう)が記録(きろく)に残(のこ)っている。
The wartime atrocities are documented in records.
この事件(じけん)は文明(ぶんめい)社会(しゃかい)では許(ゆる)されない蛮行(ばんこう)だ。
This incident is an atrocity unacceptable in civilized society.
国際(こくさい)社会(しゃかい)は蛮行(ばんこう)を厳(きび)しく非難(ひなん)した。
The international community strongly condemned the atrocity.

蛮行(ばんこう) refers to brutal, violent, or uncivilized acts, often used in contexts of condemning war crimes, violence, or inhumane treatment.

KANJI BREAKDOWN:

  • 蛮(ばん) (barbarian, savage, uncivilized)
  • 行(こう) (act, conduct, action)

USAGE:

  • 蛮行(ばんこう)を働(はたら)く (to commit an atrocity)
  • 蛮行(ばんこう)に及(およ)ぶ (to resort to barbarism)

CONTEXTS:

  • War crimes and human rights violations
  • Violent incidents or criminal acts
  • Historical events involving cruelty
  • Strong condemnation of uncivilized behavior

REGISTER:

  • Formal/written style
  • Common in news, historical accounts, and diplomatic language
  • Strongly negative and condemning tone

SIMILAR TERMS:

  • 暴挙(ぼうきょ) - outrage, reckless act (less severe)
  • 残虐(ざんぎゃく)行為(こうい) - cruel/atrocious act
  • 非道(ひどう) - inhumanity, cruelty

RELATED TERMS:

  • 暴行(ぼうこう) (assault, violence)
  • 凶行(きょうこう) (atrocity, brutal act)
  • 残虐(ざんぎゃく) (cruelty, brutality)
  • 野蛮(やばん) (barbarism, savagery)
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Added 2026.1.25 8:46
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