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誹謗 (ひぼう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
slander ; defamation ; abuse
Formal term for publicly damaging someone's reputation through false statements or insults. Often used in legal, journalistic, and political contexts. The する form is transitive.
インターネット 上じょう で の 誹ひ 謗ぼう 中ちゅう 傷しょう が 問もん 題だい に なっ て いる 。
Online slander and defamation have become a problem.
Written forms 誹ひ 謗ぼう Usage 96%
Standard kanji form; both characters are 常用外 but the compound is well-established in news and formal contexts.
ひぼう Usage 4%
Kana spelling is common when the kanji are considered difficult or when aiming for readability.
Kanji 謗 slander, disparage, censure Similar words 中ちゅう 傷しょう Often paired as 誹謗中傷 (slander and defamation). 中傷 alone also means slander or defamation, but 誹謗 is slightly more formal and less common on its own.
悪わる 口ぐち General term for speaking ill of someone; more casual and everyday than 誹謗, which implies a more serious, often public, attack on reputation.
Etymology Compound of 誹 (criticize, slander) and 謗 (slander, defame). Both kanji carry similar meanings, reinforcing the idea of verbal attack on reputation. The word has been used in formal Japanese since at least the Meiji period.
