凶暴・兇暴|きょうぼうkyoubou[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
凶暴凶暴 is the more common written form and the form beginners should normally choose when writing this word.
兇暴兇暴 is a rarely used kanji variant of 凶暴, so learners will seldom encounter it and should generally recognize it rather than choose it.
Definitions
- na-adjective, nounferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
Conjugation
| Plain form | 凶暴（きょうぼう） |
|---|---|
| Polite (desu) | 凶暴です（きょうぼうです） |
| Negative (dewa nai) | 凶暴ではない（きょうぼうではない） |
| polite (dewa arimasen) | 凶暴ではありません（きょうぼうではありません） |
| Past (datta) | 凶暴だった（きょうぼうだった） |
| Past negative (dewa nakatta) | 凶暴ではなかった（きょうぼうではなかった） |
| Te form (de) | 凶暴で（きょうぼうで） |
| Adverbial (ni) | 凶暴に（きょうぼうに） |
| Conditional (nara) | 凶暴なら（きょうぼうなら） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym凶悪きょうあくWrittenWritten/formal: a wicked nature that kills or harms without compunction — mostly said of criminals; 「凶暴」 stresses rough, violent behavior.
- Synonym狂暴きょうぼうWrittenWritten/formal: raging out of one's mind — said of people or animals gone mad; 「凶暴」 does not imply derangement.
- Synonym獰猛どうもうWrittenWritten/formal: ferocious, mostly of wild beasts, as in 「獰猛な肉食獣」.
- Synonym凶猛きょうもうWrittenWritten/formal: fierce, but rare; 「獰猛」 is the usual choice.
- Synonym強暴きょうぼうWrittenWritten/formal: violent and overbearing; very rare — say 「凶暴」 or 「乱暴」 instead.
- Related残忍ざんにんNeutralNeutral: doing merciless things without a second thought; 「凶暴」 puts the stress on rough, violent behavior instead.
- Related残酷ざんこくNeutralNeutral: cruel, with wide uses that include a harsh reality; 「凶暴」 is specifically about violence.
- Related残虐ざんぎゃくWrittenWritten/formal: savage cruelty, as in 「残虐行為」; even crueler than 「凶暴」.
- Related乱暴らんぼうNeutralColloquial: roughness, hitting people; milder than 「凶暴」.
- Related極悪ごくあくWrittenWritten/formal: utterly wicked, as in 「極悪人」; stresses the depth of the evil.
- Related粗暴そぼうNeutralNeutral: rough, wild conduct, as in 「粗暴な言動」; milder than 「凶暴」.
- Related無慈悲むじひWrittenWritten/formal: merciless; the stress is on cold-heartedness rather than on violence.
- Related非人道的ひじんどうてきWrittenFairly formal: inhumane, violating human dignity; unrelated to how violent something is.
- Related暴力的ぼうりょくてきNeutralNeutral: involving or settled by violence, as in 「暴力的な態度」「暴力的な映像」; a fairly objective description.
- Related悪逆あくぎゃくWrittenWritten/formal: wickedness that defies humanity, as in 「悪逆非道」.
- RelatedむごいCasualColloquial: cruel or dreadful to behold; the stress is on cruelty rather than on acts of violence.
- Antonym温厚おんこうWrittenWritten/formal: gentle and even-tempered, as in 「温厚な人柄」; the opposite of 「凶暴」.
- Antonym柔和にゅうわWrittenWritten/formal: mild and gentle, as in 「柔和な表情」; the opposite of 「凶暴」.
Use 「凶暴」 for violent ferocity in people or animals, as in 「凶暴な犬」. For criminals' wickedness say 「凶悪」; for wild beasts 「獰猛」. When the stress is on mercilessness or cruelty rather than on rough, violent behavior, use 「残忍」「残酷」「残虐」「無慈悲」 or colloquial 「惨い」. Milder roughness: 「乱暴」「粗暴」. 「狂暴」 adds madness; 「極悪」「悪逆」 stress evil; 「凶猛」「強暴」 are rare written words. The opposite is 「温厚」.
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