Memory phrase for the character: 虐

虐

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Meaning

cruelty, tyrannize, oppress, annoy

Pronunciation

GYAKU
shiitageru

Explanation

 Top: tiger 虎 (image with the fangs), below: rotated claws 爪

Mnemonic
 
The tiger has claws to cruel.

Radicals

虎 tiger
爪 claw, nail (of finger)




 Vocabulary

虐待 ぎゃくたい  abuse, maltreatment, ill-treatment
暴虐 ぼうぎゃく  tyranny, outrage, cruel, atrocity
虐殺 ぎゃくさつ  slaughter; massacre

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