暴

Meaning

暴 centers on uncontrolled, forceful energy breaking out: an outburst of emotion, violent action, or cruel force. The idea of raving or fretting is a natural extension of that loss of control.

• 暴力ぼうりょく
  N2

  violence; mayhem

• 暴れるあばれる
  N3

  to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

• 暴走ぼうそう

  acting rashly; running wildly; behaving recklessly; rampaging

• 暴行ぼうこう

  assault; outrage; act of violence

• 暴露ばくろ
  N1

  disclosure; exposure; revelation

• 暴動ぼうどう
  N1

  insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt

• 暴力団ぼうりょくだん

  bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza

• 暴言ぼうげん

  abusive language; violent language; wild words

• 乱暴らんぼう
  N3

  violence; assault; rowdiness; wildness; running riot

• 凶暴きょうぼう

  ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

• 暴くあばく

  to disclose; to divulge; to expose

• 暴落ぼうらく
  N1

  slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline

• 暴風ぼうふう
  N1

  storm; windstorm; gale

• 暴徒ぼうと

  rioters; mob; insurgents

• 暴発ぼうはつ

  spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst

• 暴君ぼうくん

  tyrant; despot

• 暴挙ぼうきょ

  violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

• 横暴おうぼう

  violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism

• 暴風雨ぼうふうう
  N1

  rainstorm; storm

• 自暴自棄じぼうじき

  desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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