“Violence” in Japanese
Short answer
Violence in Japanese is “乱暴” (ranbou). Full meaning: violence, assault, rowdiness, wildness, running riot; rough (handling, language, etc.), reckless, careless, coarse, rude, unreasonable (e.g. demand), wild (e.g. argument); rape, sexual assault.
Other ways to say “Violence” in Japanese
横暴
oubou violence, oppression, high-handedness, tyranny, despotism
暴力
bouryoku violence, mayhem
激烈
gekiretsu violence, vehemence, fury, fervour, fervor, severity, fierceness, keenness
凶行
kyoukou (act of) violence, vicious crime, murder
暴
bou violence, force
暴挙
boukyo violence, reckless action, (an) outrage
暴悪
bouaku violence
ゲバルト
gebaruto (political) violence, violent tactics used by political radicals
バイオレンス
baiorensu violence; violent
加害
kagai assault, violence, damaging (someone)
おうぼう
oubou violence, oppression, high-handedness, tyranny, despotism
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