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痛烈批判 (tsuuretsuhihan) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

痛つう烈れつ批ひ判はん

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Meanings

1

severe criticism; scathing criticism

Strong, harsh criticism; often used in formal or journalistic contexts.

彼かれの政せい策さくは痛つう烈れつ批ひ判はんを浴あ

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His policy drew severe criticism.

新しん聞ぶんは政せい府ふの対たい応おうを痛つう烈れつ批ひ判はんした。

The newspaper scathingly criticized the government's response.

Kanji

痛pain, hurt, damage
烈ardent, violent, vehement
批criticism, strike
判judgement, judgment, signature

Related words

批ひ判はん
批判 is general 'criticism'; 痛烈批判 adds the nuance of being particularly harsh or scathing.
非ひ難なん
非難 is 'blame' or 'condemnation', often more personal; 痛烈批判 is more analytical and sharp.

Built from

痛つう烈れつ+批ひ判はん

Etymology

Compound of 痛烈 (severe, scathing) and 批判 (criticism). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from its components.