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誹謗 (ひぼう, hibou) Japanese meaning: slander | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 誹謗する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 誹ひ 謗ぼう する 誹ひ 謗ぼう しない Polite 誹ひ 謗ぼう します 誹ひ 謗ぼう しません Past polite 誹ひ 謗ぼう しました 誹ひ 謗ぼう しませんでした Past 誹ひ 謗ぼう した 誹ひ 謗ぼう しなかった Te-form 誹ひ 謗ぼう して 誹ひ 謗ぼう しないで Desire 誹ひ 謗ぼう したい 誹ひ 謗ぼう したくない Potential 誹ひ 謗ぼう できる 誹ひ 謗ぼう できない Passive 誹ひ 謗ぼう される 誹ひ 謗ぼう されない Causative 誹ひ 謗ぼう させる 誹ひ 謗ぼう させない Causative passive 誹ひ 謗ぼう させられる 誹ひ 謗ぼう させられない Volitional 誹ひ 謗ぼう しよう Polite volitional 誹ひ 謗ぼう しましょう Imperative 誹ひ 謗ぼう しろ 誹ひ 謗ぼう するな Conditional 誹ひ 謗ぼう すれば 誹ひ 謗ぼう しなければ Tara conditional 誹ひ 謗ぼう したら 誹ひ 謗ぼう しなかったら
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He sued, claiming he had been slandered in the newspaper.
Online slander and defamation have become a problem.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 を 誹ひ 謗ぼう する to slander someone
He slandered a celebrity online.
誹ひ 謗ぼう を 受う ける to be subjected to slander
She was hurt after being slandered on social media.
誹ひ 謗ぼう にあたる to constitute slander (legally)
That remark could constitute slander.
Kanji 謗 slander, disparage, censure Related words 中傷 focuses on damaging someone's reputation with false claims and is commonly paired with 誹謗 as 誹謗中傷, while 誹謗 alone stresses harsh, public verbal attack.
悪口 is casual, everyday bad-mouthing among individuals, whereas 誹謗 is a formal term for serious, often public defamation.
侮辱 emphasizes insulting someone's dignity directly, while 誹謗 emphasizes spreading damaging statements about their reputation.
罵倒 refers to shouting abusive, angry words at someone, while 誹謗 refers to making defamatory statements, which may be calm or written.
Don't confuse with 批判 is legitimate, reasoned criticism of someone's actions or ideas, whereas 誹謗 is malicious, often baseless defamation aimed at harming reputation.
Written forms 誹ひ 謗ぼう Usage 96%
Standard kanji form; both characters are 常用外 but the compound is well-established in news and formal contexts.
ひぼう Usage 4%
Kana spelling is common when the kanji are considered difficult or when aiming for readability.
Etymology Compound of 誹 (criticize, slander) and 謗 (slander, defame). Both kanji carry similar meanings, reinforcing the idea of verbal attack on reputation. The word has been used in formal Japanese since at least the Meiji period.
