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加虐 (かぎゃく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

加か虐ぎゃく

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Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

sadism; causing pain

Refers to the act of inflicting pain or cruelty, often in a psychological or sexual context. Can be used as a noun or adjectivally with の.

彼かれは加か虐ぎゃく的てきな性せい格かくで、周しゅう囲いを困こまらせている。

Kanji

加add, addition, increase
虐tyrannize, oppress

Related words

被ひ虐ぎゃく
被虐 means 'receiving abuse' or 'masochism', the opposite of 加虐 which is 'inflicting abuse' or 'sadism'.
サディズム
サディズム is the loanword 'sadism', more common in casual or psychological contexts, while 加虐 is a Sino-Japanese term often used in formal or literary descriptions.

Word family

He has a sadistic personality and causes trouble for those around him.

加か虐ぎゃくの快かい感かんを覚おぼえる人ひともいる。

Some people feel pleasure in causing pain.

加か虐ぎゃく心しん
sadism; sadistic tendency
加か虐ぎゃく愛あい
sadism
加か虐ぎゃく的てき
sadistic
加か虐ぎゃく性せい愛あい
sadism
加か虐ぎゃく性せい欲よく
sadism
加か虐ぎゃく趣しゅ味み
sadism; sadistic nature

Etymology

Sino-Japanese compound of 加 (add, inflict) and 虐 (oppress, torment). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of inflicting cruelty.