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“To bully” in Japanese

Short answer

苛める ijimeru いじめる

To bully in Japanese is “苛める” (ijimeru). Full meaning: to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly.

Other ways to say “To bully” in Japanese

虐める ijimeru to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly いじめる ijimeru to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly イジメる ijimeru to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly いぢめる ijimeru to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly イジめる ijimeru to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly いじめろ ijimero to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly いぢめん ijimen to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly イジめれ ijimere to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly イジメよ ijimeyo to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly いじめれ ijimere to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly イジめよ ijimeyo to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute; to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly

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