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Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1464 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 9

Meaning: tyrannize, oppress

Kunyomi: しいた.げる

Onyomi: ギャク

Composition: 虍

虐

Radical

Radical: 虍

Meaning: tiger stripes

Reading: とらがしら

Frequency: 114

虍

Examples

Onyomi Examples

虐待 (ギャクタイ) abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment, cruelty

虐殺 (ギャクサツ) slaughter, massacre

自虐 (ジギャク) self-torture, masochism, inflicting damage to oneself

弑逆 (シギャク) murder of one's lord or father

Kunyomi Examples

虐げる (しいたげる) to oppress, to persecute, to tyrannize

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