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性的虐待 (seitekigyakutai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

性せい的てき虐ぎゃく待たい

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Meanings

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Formal term for sexual abuse, used in legal, medical, and social contexts.

性せい的てき虐ぎゃく待たいは深しん刻こくな社しゃ会かい問もん題だいです。

Sexual abuse is a serious social problem.

彼かの女じょは子こ供どもの頃ころに性せい的てき虐ぎゃく待たいを受うけたと証しょう言げんした。

She testified that she was sexually abused as a child.

Kanji

性sex, gender, nature
的bull's eye, mark, target
虐tyrannize, oppress
待wait, depend on

Related words

虐ぎゃく待たい
General term for abuse or maltreatment; 性的虐待 specifies sexual abuse.
児じ童どう虐ぎゃく待たい
Child abuse, which may include sexual abuse but is broader.

Word family

児じ童どう性せい的てき虐ぎゃく待たい
child sexual abuse; child molestation

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性せい的てき+虐ぎゃく待たい

Etymology

Compound of 性的 (sexual) and 虐待 (abuse).