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暴威 (ぼうい, boui) Japanese meaning: tyranny | Kotomora
じ 字
Kanji 威 intimidate, dignity, majesty Related words 暴ぼう 虐ぎゃく 暴虐 focuses on cruelty and atrocity, while 暴威 emphasizes overwhelming, violent force or tyrannical power.
猛もう 威い 猛威 is used for the fury or fierceness of natural disasters or diseases, whereas 暴威 can apply to both human tyranny and natural violence.
Etymology Compound of 暴 (violence, outburst) and 威 (power, authority). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the sense of violent, oppressive power.
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暴ぼう
威い
が
沿えん
岸がん
の
町まち
を
襲おそ
っ
た
。
The violence of the typhoon struck the coastal town.
