Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 横暴(おうぼう) in Japanese

横暴
Kana Reading
おうぼう
Romaji
ōbō
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
    Example sentence
    彼の横暴ぶりは目に余った。 His tyrannies were beyond endurance.

Examples of 横暴, おうぼう in a sentence

Kanji in this word

暴 JLPT 2

15 strokes

outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage

On'Yomi: ボウ, バク

Kun'Yomi: あば.く, あば.れる

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横 JLPT 3

15 strokes

sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof

On'Yomi: オウ

Kun'Yomi: よこ

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