ぎゃくたい
Gyakutai
虐待 (Gyakutai) is a Japanese noun meaning “abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mistreatment”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, adjectival nounabuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
Examples
彼は敵に虐待された。
He was badly treated at the hands of his enemies.
彼はひどい虐待を受けた。
He was treated with great cruelty.
彼は幼児虐待で罰せられた。
He was punished for child abuse.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).