► 動詞
暴れる [あばれる] meaning: violent rank: 1
☆ うちの父親は酒を飲むと暴れた ⇨ My father would be violent when drunk
荒れ狂う [(4)あれくるう] meaning: violent rank: 3
☆ 荒れ狂う海 ⇨ The raging sea
激化 [げきか] [激化する] meaning: violent rank: 3
☆ 国境での戦闘が激化した ⇨ The battle at the border has intensified
猛り狂う [(5)たけりくるう] [liter] meaning: violent rank: 4
☆ 暴風雨が猛り狂った ⇨ A violent storm raged through
► 名詞
暴力 [(1)ぼうりょく] meaning: violent rank: 1
☆ 家庭内暴力 ⇨ Domestic violence
暴力 [(1)ぼうりょく] [暴力を振るう] meaning: violent rank: 1
☆ 彼は妻に暴力を振るっていた ⇨ He was using violence against his wife
乱暴 [らんぼう] meaning: violent rank: 1
☆ 彼は相手に乱暴を働いた ⇨ He assaulted the person
暴れん坊 [あばれんぼう] meaning: violent rank: 4
☆ 彼は子供の時から暴れん坊だった ⇨ He has been physical, violent, since childhood
荒くれ者 [あらくれもの] [liter] meaning: violent rank: 4
☆ 彼は時代劇で荒くれ者をよく演じる ⇨ He often plays tough guys in period dramas
劇症 [げきしょう] meaning: violent rank: 4
☆ 劇症肝炎 ⇨ Acute hepatitis
鉄拳 [てっけん] meaning: violent rank: 4
☆ 彼等は少数民族を鉄拳で支配している ⇨ They are ruling the ethnic minorities with iron fists
乱暴者 [らんぼうもの] meaning: violent rank: 4
☆ 彼は若い頃は大変な乱暴者だった ⇨ He was very violent when he was young
狼藉 [ろうぜき] [arch] meaning: violent rank: 4
☆ 狼藉者を取り押さえろ！ ⇨ Arrest the criminal! (☛ Today only used in period dramas)
► 形容詞
激しい [(3)はげしい] meaning: violent rank: 1
☆ 国境で激しい戦闘が起こった ⇨ A violent fighting happened on the border
☆ 地震で建物が激しく揺れた ⇨ The building shook violently by the earthquake
☆ 戦闘は激しさを増した ⇨ The battle has increased its intensity
☆ 観測史上最高の激しさの揺れ ⇨ The most violent, strongest, quake in the recorded history
凄まじい [(4)すさまじい] meaning: violent rank: 2
☆ 突然凄まじい爆音がした ⇨ Suddenly we heard a tremendous sound of explosion
荒々しい [(5)あらあらしい] meaning: violent rank: 4
☆ 日本海の荒々しい波 ⇨ Violent waves of the Sea of Japan
血腥い [(5)ちなまぐさい] meaning: violent rank: 4
☆ 暴力団抗争で血なまぐさい事件が続いた ⇨ There have been many blood-shedding incidents because of gang wars (☛ Literally “smells blood”)
► 形容動詞
凶暴 [きょうぼう] meaning: violent rank: 2
☆ 凶暴な麻薬中毒 ⇨ An extremely violent drug addict (☛ Maliciously violent)
壮絶 [そうぜつ] meaning: violent rank: 3
☆ 壮絶な死闘が繰り広げられた ⇨ A brutal battle to death ensued
獰猛 [どうもう] meaning: violent rank: 3
☆ 獰猛な虎 ⇨ A ferocious tiger
粗暴 [そぼう] meaning: violent rank: 4
☆ 彼は以前から粗暴な行動が目立った ⇨ He has been exhibiting violent behaviors for some time