暴ぼう虐ぎゃく

ぼ

う

ぎゃ

く

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, na-adjective

tyranny; atrocity; brutal oppression

Refers to cruel, oppressive, and violent rule or acts, often by those in power. Strongly negative and formal.

その独どく裁さい者しゃの暴ぼう虐ぎゃくな支し配はいに国こく民みんは苦くるしんだ。
The people suffered under the dictator's tyrannical rule.

歴れき

史し

は

数かず

々かず

の

暴ぼう

虐ぎゃく

を

記き

録ろく

し

て

いる

。

History records numerous atrocities.

圧あっ政せい
圧政 focuses on oppressive government or policy, while 暴虐 emphasizes the cruelty and violence of the acts themselves.
残ざん酷こく
残酷 is a more common word for cruelty in general; 暴虐 is stronger and often implies systematic oppression or large-scale violence.

Composed of 暴 (violence, outburst) and 虐 (oppress, tyrannize). The combination directly conveys violent oppression.