虐 tyrannize, oppress 9 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1464 in newspapers Readings Onギャク Kunしいた.げる In Chinese 虐 Words written with it 虐殺 ぎゃくさつ slaughter 虐待 ぎゃくたい abuse 残虐 ざんぎゃく cruel 暴虐 ぼうぎゃく tyranny 自虐 じぎゃく self-torture 虐げる しいたげる to oppress