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暴行罪 (ぼうこうざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

暴ぼう行こう罪ざい

ぼ

う

こ

う

ざ

い

Meanings

1

assault; battery

Legal term for the crime of assault or battery under Japanese law.

彼かれは

暴ぼう

行こう

罪ざい

で

逮たい

捕ほ

さ

れ

た

。

He was arrested for assault.

暴ぼう行こう罪ざいは刑けい法ほうに規き定ていされている。

The crime of assault is stipulated in the Penal Code.

Kanji

暴outburst, rave, fret
行going, journey, carry out
罪guilt, sin, crime

Built from

暴ぼう行こう+罪ざい

Etymology

Compound of 暴行 (assault, violence) and 罪 (crime).