苛め

Japanese

Kanji in this term
苛
いじ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
虐め いじめ イジメ

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いじめ [ìjímé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [iʑime̞]

Noun

苛(いじ)め • (ijime) 

1. bullying (persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person)

Verb

苛(いじ)め • (ijime) 

1. imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 苛める (ijimeru) [ichidan]

Descendants

• → Korean: 이지메 (ijime)