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
Radical: 虍
Meaning: tiger stripes
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
凌虐 (リョウギャク) humiliation, indignity, affront, assault
虐げる (しいたげる) to oppress, to persecute, to tyrannize