Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 虐待(ぎゃくたい) in Japanese

虐待
Kana Reading
ぎゃくたい
Romaji
gyakutai
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
    Example sentence
    彼女動物虐待に関する読んだ食べることやめた She gave up eating meat after reading a book about cruelty to animals.

Examples of 虐待, ぎゃくたい in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 1

9 strokes

tyrannize, oppress

On'Yomi: ギャク

Kun'Yomi: しいた.げる

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JLPT 4

9 strokes

wait, depend on

On'Yomi: タイ

Kun'Yomi: ま.つ, -ま.ち

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