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虐待 (ぎゃくたい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 虐待する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 虐ぎゃく 待たい する 虐ぎゃく 待たい しない Polite 虐ぎゃく 待たい します 虐ぎゃく 待たい しません Past polite 虐ぎゃく 待たい しました 虐ぎゃく 待たい しませんでした Past 虐ぎゃく 待たい した 虐ぎゃく 待たい しなかった Te-form 虐ぎゃく 待たい して 虐ぎゃく 待たい しないで Desire 虐ぎゃく 待たい したい 虐ぎゃく 待たい したくない Potential 虐ぎゃく 待たい できる 虐ぎゃく 待たい できない Passive 虐ぎゃく 待たい される 虐ぎゃく 待たい されない Causative 虐ぎゃく 待たい させる 虐ぎゃく 待たい させない Causative passive 虐ぎゃく 待たい させられる 虐ぎゃく 待たい させられない Volitional 虐ぎゃく 待たい しよう Polite volitional 虐ぎゃく 待たい しましょう Imperative 虐ぎゃく 待たい しろ 虐ぎゃく 待たい するな Conditional 虐ぎゃく 待たい すれば 虐ぎゃく 待たい しなければ Tara conditional 虐ぎゃく 待たい したら 虐ぎゃく 待たい しなかったら
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どう
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
だ
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Child abuse is a serious social problem.
He was psychologically abused by his boss.
You must not mistreat animals.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 虐ぎゃく 待たい する to abuse someone
It came to light that the mother had been abusing her child.
虐ぎゃく 待たい を 受う ける to be subjected to abuse
As a child, he was abused by his father.
虐ぎゃく 待たい の 疑うたが いがある to be suspected of abuse
A neighbor reported them on suspicion of abuse.
虐ぎゃく 待たい に 気き づく to notice signs of abuse
The homeroom teacher noticed the abuse of a student.
虐ぎゃく 待たい から 救すく う to rescue someone from abuse
The rescue organization saved the dog from abuse.
Related words いじめ is bullying, often among peers or in groups, while 虐待 implies a stronger power imbalance and more severe harm, often by a caregiver or authority.
暴力 is physical violence in general, while 虐待 is a pattern of abusive behavior that may include physical, emotional, or neglectful acts.
虐待 covers broader abuse or mistreatment, often in domestic or institutional settings, while 拷問 specifically means inflicting severe pain for punishment, coercion, or interrogation.
虐待する is a formal, often legal term for serious abuse or cruelty, whereas 苛める is the everyday word covering everything from teasing to bullying.
虐待 refers to abuse or cruel treatment, often of a dependent (child, animal), while 迫害 is broader, targeting a group for social, political, or religious reasons.
Don't confuse with 虐待 means ongoing abuse or mistreatment, while 虐殺 means massacre or slaughter, a much more extreme and often fatal act.
虐待する means to abuse someone (often a child or animal) in a direct, individual way, while 虐げる implies broader, often institutional oppression of a group.
虐待 means abuse or maltreatment of a specific victim, while 暴虐 refers to broader, often political, brutal oppression or atrocity.
Written forms 虐ぎゃく 待たい Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency news term.
ぎゃくたい Usage 1%
Etymology Compound of 虐 (oppress, tyrannize) and 待 (treat, handle). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys 'cruel treatment'.
児じ 童どう 虐ぎゃく 待たい
animal abuse; animal cruelty
Show 5 more child abuse (young child)
sexual abuse
abused child; battered child
child abuse
spousal abuse; domestic violence against a spouse
