いじめ

ijime

bullying

What does いじめ mean?

いじめ is a Japanese noun meaning “bullying” in English. It is written as いじめ in hiragana, and ijime in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

中学ではいじめが増える傾向にある。

Bullying tends to increase in junior high school.

いじめは許されない。

Bullying is never acceptable.

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