Illustration: In the cramped yard behind a Japanese house, an adult angrily yanks a short tether attached to a thin dog and raises a stick threateningly. The dog crouches low with its tail tucked, ears flattened, and body recoiling against a makeshift shelter.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

虐ぎゃく待たい

gyakutai

to abuse, to mistreat

Example sentences

  1. 児童じどう虐待ぎゃくたいは犯罪はんざいです。

    Child abuse is a crime.

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  2. 動物どうぶつを虐待ぎゃくたいしてはいけないよ。

    Don’t be cruel to animals.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれはひどい虐待ぎゃくたいを受うけた。

    He was treated with great cruelty.

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Kanji in 虐待

  • 虐tyrannize; oppressOnギャクKunしいたげる
  • 待wait; depend onOnタイKunまつ

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