暴力|ぼうりょくbouryoku[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounviolence; mayhem
   非暴力ひぼうりょくというのは私の信仰しんこうの第だい１条じょうだ。↗

   Non-violence is the first article of my faith.

• Synonym乱暴らんぼうNeutralRoughness or assault (「乱暴な言葉」); its range is broader than 「暴力」 and it also covers doing things roughly or carelessly.
• SynonymバイオレンスNeutralA loanword for violence, used mostly for film genres such as 「バイオレンス映画」.
• Related暴挙ぼうきょNeutralA noun for an outrageous or lawless act (「暴挙に出る」); it does not necessarily harm people or damage things, and is often used in criticism.
• Related暴状ぼうじょうWrittenWritten term for a state of violent outrage; rare.
• Related狼藉ろうぜきWrittenWild misconduct or disorder (「乱暴狼藉」), with an archaic flavor.
• Related乱行らんぎょうWrittenWritten term for dissipation or wild misconduct; rare.
• Related暴悪ぼうあくWrittenWritten term for ferocity and wickedness; rare.
• Related暴ぼうWrittenWritten term for violence or brutality, seen mostly in idioms such as 「暴を以て暴に易う」.
• Antonym平和へいわNeutralPeace; the opposite of 「暴力」.
• Antonym非暴力ひぼうりょくNeutralNonviolence (「非暴力主義」); the direct opposite of 「暴力」.

Use 「暴力」 for force that injures people or destroys things (「家庭内暴力」, 「暴力をふるう」). Rough behavior is 「乱暴」; an outrageous, lawless act is 「暴挙」. The written terms 「暴状」「狼藉」「乱行」「暴悪」「暴」 are rare. Opposites are 「非暴力」 and 「平和」.

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1. 他人たにんの意思いしに反はんして強制的きょうせいてきに加くわえる力ちから。
2. 人ひとなどへの傷害しょうがいやものの破壊はかいなどを伴ともなう乱暴らんぼうな行為こうい。