暴
Words/compounds
ぼうりょくだん
gangster organization (organisation), crime syndicate, yakuza (Japanese mafia), band of thugs, group of hoodlums
Example sentences
暴力
君は暴力行使を正当化することができますか。
Can you justify the use of violence?
Can you justify the use of violence?
 
私は暴力を憎むことでは人後に落ちない。
I yield to no one in abhorrence of violence.
I yield to no one in abhorrence of violence.
暴動
警官による暴行事件はあやうく暴動に火をつけるところでした。
The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.
The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.
 
暴動が起こったとき、当直の監視員はたった1人だった。
There was only one warden on duty when the riot started.
There was only one warden on duty when the riot started.
暴力団
暴力団の頭目は団員全部に規則を守らせ、恐怖感によって、団員を掌握した。
The gang leader made all the members toe the line, keeping control through fear.
The gang leader made all the members toe the line, keeping control through fear.
暴風
洪水、激しい暴風、干魃、霜の冷害、空気汚染の問題などは全て現代社会にしばしば影響を与えている。
Floods, violent wind storms, droughts, killing frosts, and the problems of air pollution have all, on occasion, influenced modern society.
Floods, violent wind storms, droughts, killing frosts, and the problems of air pollution have all, on occasion, influenced modern society.
 
暴風で家が飛ばされた。
The house was carried away by strong winds.
The house was carried away by strong winds.
暴徒
暴徒は広場から強制的に排除された。
The rioters were forcibly removed from the plaza.
The rioters were forcibly removed from the plaza.
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