The kanji 虐: meaning, readings and stroke order

虐

Meaning: cruel, abuse
On reading: ギャク gyaku
Kun reading: しいた（げる） shiitageru
Strokes: 9
Radical: 虍 tiger, tiger stripes
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: tàn ác, ngược đãi (ngược)
Japanese: むごくあつかう。いじめる。
Korean: 학대하다, 괴롭히다 (학)
Chinese: 残酷、虐待

Readings, words and example sentences

ギャク gyaku · on reading · less common

虐ぎゃく待たい
cruelty, abuse
動物の 虐ぎゃく待たいをなくします。
We work to end cruelty to animals.

しいた（げる） shiitageru · kun reading · less common

虐しいたげる
to treat cruelly, to oppress
虐しいたげられた 人々の話です。
This is a story about people who were treated cruelly.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.