侮辱

• 読み: ぶじょく
• ローマ字: bujoku
• 漢字の分解: 侮 (bu) — despise, insult, scorn; 辱 (joku) — disgrace, humiliate, shame
• 発音: /bɯ.dʑo.kɯ/

意味

Insult; affront; contempt. An act or statement that shows disrespect and damages someone's dignity.

A noun and suru-verb (他動詞) meaning to insult, show contempt for, or treat someone with disrespect. A serious, formal word often used in legal and official contexts. 侮辱罪 (bujoku-zai) is the legal crime of insult/defamation in Japanese law. Stronger and more formal than バカにする (to make fun of).

例文

1. 人前で侮辱されて悔しかった。
2. ネット上の侮辱は法律で罰せられることがある。
3. 相手を侮辱するような発言は慎むべきだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: legal, social issues, formal discussion

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 侮 (bu, despise/insult) + 辱 (joku, disgrace/humiliate). Both characters independently mean to disrespect, creating an intensified compound of contemptuous treatment.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal