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痛烈批判 (つうれつひはん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

痛つう烈れつ批ひ判はん

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Meanings

1

noun

severe criticism; scathing criticism

Strong, harsh criticism; often used in formal or journalistic contexts.

彼かれの政せい策さくは痛つう烈れつ批ひ判はんを浴あびた。
His policy drew severe criticism.
新しん聞ぶんは政せい府ふの

対たい

応おう

を

痛つう

烈れつ

批ひ

判はん

し

た

。

The newspaper scathingly criticized the government's response.

Kanji

痛pain, hurt, damage
烈ardent, violent, vehement
批criticism, strike
判judgement, judgment, signature

Similar words

批ひ判はん
批判 is general 'criticism'; 痛烈批判 adds the nuance of being particularly harsh or scathing.
非ひ難なん
非難 is 'blame' or 'condemnation', often more personal; 痛烈批判 is more analytical and sharp.

Etymology

Compound of 痛烈 (severe, scathing) and 批判 (criticism). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.