侮辱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
侮	辱

Noun

侮辱 (hiragana ぶじょく, romaji bujoku)

1. an insult

Derived terms

• 侮辱罪

Verb

侮辱 + する (irregular conjugation, hiragana ぶじょくする, romaji bujoku suru)侮辱する 侮辱 suru

1. insult
2. treat with contempt

Conjugation

Conjugation of "侮辱する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms	Imperfective (未然形)	侮辱し	ぶじょくし	bujoku shi
	Continuative (連用形)	侮辱し	ぶじょくし	bujoku shi
	Terminal (終止形)	侮辱する	ぶじょくする	bujoku suru
	Attributive (連体形)	侮辱する	ぶじょくする	bujoku suru
	Hypothetical (仮定形)	侮辱すれ	ぶじょくすれ	bujoku sure
	Imperative (命令形)	侮辱せよ¹ 侮辱しろ²	ぶじょくせよ¹ ぶじょくしろ²	bujoku seyo¹ bujoku shiro²
Key constructions	Passive	侮辱される	ぶじょくされる	bujoku sareru
	Causative	侮辱させる 侮辱さす	ぶじょくさせる ぶじょくさす	bujoku saseru bujoku sasu
	Potential	侮辱できる	ぶじょくできる	bujoku dekiru
	Volitional	侮辱しよう	ぶじょくしよう	bujoku shiyō
	Negative	侮辱しない	ぶじょくしない	bujoku shinai
	Negative continuative	侮辱せず	ぶじょくせず	bujoku sezu
	Formal	侮辱します	ぶじょくします	bujoku shimasu
	Perfective	侮辱した	ぶじょくした	bujoku shita
	Conjunctive	侮辱して	ぶじょくして	bujoku shite
	Hypothetical conditional	侮辱すれば	ぶじょくすれば	bujoku sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
侮辱

Pronunciation

• (PRC Standard Mandarin) IPA: [ wu˧˥ʐu˨˩˦ ]
• (PRC variant) IPA: [ wu˥˥ʐu˨˩˦ ]
• (Taiwan) IPA: [ wu˨˩ʐu˥˩ ] (Taiwan standard: zhuyin ㄨˇ ㄖㄨˋ)

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Noun

侮辱 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin wǔrǔ or wūrǔ) (Taiwan standard: zhuyin ㄨˇ ㄖㄨˋ)

1. (Intermediate Mandarin) insult
2. (Intermediate Mandarin) indecent behaviour towards a woman; molestation

Verb

侮辱 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin wǔrǔ or wūrǔ) (Taiwan standard: zhuyin ㄨˇ ㄖㄨˋ)

1. (Intermediate Mandarin) to insult; to humiliate
2. (Intermediate Mandarin) (of a man) to behave indecently to a woman; to molest

Usage notes

Often used in a serious case of insult, since it is a more strong choice of word. Used in a serious case of accusation.

References

• "媒体读音调查" (in Mandarin), 读音有分歧的词语语音调查. URL accessed on 2009-07-29.
• 1985, Jingrong (ed.) Wu, The Pinyin CHINESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY (in Mandarin/English), Beijing, Hong Kong: The Commercial Press, ISBN 0471867969:
• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:
• "侮辱" (in Mandarin/English), Dr. eye. URL accessed on 2009-07-29.
• "侮辱" (in Mandarin), Taiwan Bureau of Education.