Meaning of 暴君 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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暴君
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Kana Readingぼうくん
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Romajibōkun
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- tyrant; despot
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Example Sentences
暴君, ぼうくん used in context
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The people suffered under the cruel tyrant.
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The tyrant's heart melted with compassion.
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They were under the yoke of a tyrant.
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彼は自分の欠点の大部分と彼の人生の不幸を暴君の父親のせいにしたがった。
He liked to blame most of his faults and misfortunes of his life on a tyrannical father.
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Emperor Nero was an extremely evil tyrant.
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We will not bend to the will of a tyrant.
Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage
On: ボウ, バク
Kun: あば.く, あば.れる
15 strokes
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