# 虐 oppress

(tiger) + (snout)
★★☆☆☆
9 strokes

## Onyomi

GYAKU | The UN General Secretary is always telling oppressive dictators they GOTTA COOL down. No one has ever listened.

## Mnemonic

| The tiger's snout oppressed you by biting your ass.

## Kunyomi

しいた*げる | Tyrant oppresses the people ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

虐待(ぎゃくたい) | violent oppression ★★★☆☆ 虐 (oppress) + 待 (wait) = 虐待 (violent oppression) domestic violence, or some other bitterly bad but small-scale situation.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
慮 | consideration | THINK | 思
劇 | play | SWORD | 刀
膚 | epidermis | STOMACH | 胃
虚 | empty | HEDGEHOG |
虐 | oppress | SNOUT |

THINK of others - be considerate.

Don't play with that SWORD.

Your epidermis is in the tiger's STOMACH.

The HEDGEHOG is inside an empty tiger.

## Synonyms

oppress 虐待 迫害 虐げる