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What does 暴力 (ぼうりょく, bouryoku) mean?

暴力 (ぼうりょく, bouryoku) means violence.

Quick facts
Readingぼうりょく
Romajibouryoku
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ぼうりょく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonbouryoku

violence

  1. 1noun violence; mayhem

Example sentences

  • This movie has many violent scenes.

  • No matter what the reason, violence is never forgivable.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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