暴力

ぼうりょく

violence

What does 暴力 mean?

暴力 is a Japanese noun meaning violence in English. It is written as 暴力 in kanji, ぼうりょく in hiragana, and bouryoku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

暴力というのは私の信仰の第1条だ。

Non-violence is the first article of my faith.