非暴力(ひぼうりょく)

ひぼうりょく
noun
nonviolence
1. nonviolence
The principle or practice of rejecting the use of violence as a means of achieving social or political change. Associated with the philosophy and movements of figures like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
非暴力(ひぼうりょく)を貫(つらぬ)く。
To uphold nonviolence.
彼(かれ)らは非暴力(ひぼうりょく)の抗議(こうぎ)活動(かつどう)を続(つづ)けた。
They continued their nonviolent protest activities.
ガンディーは非暴力(ひぼうりょく)不服従(ふふくじゅう)の精神(せいしん)で独立(どくりつ)運動(うんどう)を導(みちび)いた。
Gandhi led the independence movement with the spirit of nonviolent civil disobedience.

Composed of 非(ひ) (non-) and 暴力(ぼうりょく) (violence). A concept strongly associated with political and social movements. In Japanese, it is most often encountered in discussions of history, politics, and philosophy.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 平和(へいわ) — peace; broader concept, not limited to the rejection of violence as a tactic
  • 反戦(はんせん) — antiwar; specifically opposed to war, not violence in general
  • 不戦(ふせん) — non-combat, avoiding war; focuses on not engaging in war

Related Words

Compare: 平和(へいわ) (peace)
Compare: 不戦(ふせん) (non-combat, avoiding war)
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