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虐待

虐待

Chinese

oppressive; tyrannical
 
wait; treat; deal with; need; about; intending to do something; stay; delay
simp. and trad.
(虐待)

Verb

虐待

  1. to abuse; to maltreat

Noun

虐待

  1. abuse; maltreatment

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぎゃく
Grade: S
たい
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

虐待 (hiragana ぎゃくたい, romaji gyakutai)

  1. abuse

Verb

虐待する (hiragana ぎゃくたいする, romaji gyakutai suru)

  1. abuse; maltreat; ill-treat
    最近 (さいきん) (おや)子供 (こども)虐待 (ぎゃくたい)することが (おお)くなった。
    Saikin wa oya ga kodomo o gyakutai suru koto ga ōku natta.
    There have been more and more cases recently of parents abusing their children.

Conjugation