Kanji

謗

slander, disparage, censure, criticize

Kanji

Grade

Secondary School

Strokes

17 strokes

Radical

言部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ボウ, ホウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

そしる

Example sentences

誹謗中傷 ひぼうちゅうしょう
インターネット上での誹謗中傷が社会問題になっている。

Slander on the internet has become a social issue.

匿名性 とくめいせい
インターネットの匿名性は、自由な発言を可能にする一方で、誹謗中傷の原因にもなる。

While internet anonymity enables free speech, it also becomes a cause of slander and libel.

誹謗 ひぼう
他人を根拠なく誹謗してはいけない。

You must not slander others without any basis.

積毀銷骨 せっきしょうこつ
絶え間ない誹謗中傷は積毀銷骨のごとく、人の心を蝕んでいく。

Constant slander consumes a person's heart, just like the saying 'sekkishoukotsu'.

謗り そしり
いわれのない謗りを受けても、彼は決して諦めなかった。

Even when receiving groundless slander, he never gave up.

罵詈讒謗 ばりざんぼう
彼は罵詈讒謗を浴びせられた。

He was showered with abuse and slander.

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