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人道蹂躙 (jindoujuurin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

人じん道どう蹂じゅう躙りん

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Meanings

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outrage against humanity

A formal term for acts that trample on human dignity or humanitarian principles, often used in legal, political, or journalistic contexts.

その行こう為いは人じん道どう蹂じゅう躙りんとして国こく際さい社しゃ会かいから非ひ難なんさ

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The act was condemned by the international community as an outrage against humanity.

Kanji

人person
道road-way, street, district
蹂step on
躙edge forward, trample

Related words

人じん権けん侵しん害がい
人権侵害 refers to human rights violations in general, while 人道蹂躙 emphasizes the trampling of humanitarian principles, often with a stronger moral condemnation.

Built from

人じん道どう+蹂じゅう躙りん

Etymology

Compound of 人道 (humanity, humanitarianism) and 蹂躙 (trampling, violation). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern Japanese to describe severe violations of human dignity.