侮辱(ぶじょく)

ぶじょく
noun, suru verb
insult, contempt, humiliation
1. insult, contempt, humiliation
The act of treating someone with disrespect or scorn, damaging their dignity or honor. Has both everyday and legal usage.
侮辱(ぶじょく)を受(う)けた。
I was insulted.
人前(ひとまえ)で侮辱(ぶじょく)されるのは耐(た)えられない。
Being humiliated in public is unbearable.
侮辱(ぶじょく)罪(ざい)で訴(うった)えられる可能性(かのうせい)がある。
There is a possibility of being charged with the crime of insult.

GRAMMAR: Functions as a noun and as a する verb (侮辱(ぶじょく)する).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 侮辱(ぶじょく)を受(う)ける (to be insulted)
  • 侮辱(ぶじょく)罪(ざい) (crime of insult, defamation)
  • 侮辱(ぶじょく)的(てき)な (insulting, contemptuous)
  • 人格(じんかく)を侮辱(ぶじょく)する (to insult someone's character)

LEGAL: 侮辱(ぶじょく)罪(ざい) is a criminal offense under Japanese law (Article 231 of the Penal Code), distinct from 名誉(めいよ)毀損(きそん) (defamation). Online insults have come under increasing legal scrutiny.

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Added 2026.2.16 19:57 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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