迫害

• 読み: はくがい
• ローマ字: hakugai
• 漢字の分解: 迫 (haku) — press upon, approach; 害 (gai) — harm, injury
• 発音: /ha.kɯ.ɡai/

意味

Persecution; oppression directed at a person or group based on their beliefs, ethnicity, or identity.

A noun that also functions as a suru verb (迫害する, to persecute). A strong, weighty word used in historical, religious, and human rights contexts. Often associated with 宗教 (religion), 民族 (ethnicity), and 少数派 (minorities). The related expression 迫害を受ける (to be persecuted) is very common.

例文

1. 歴史上、宗教的な理由で迫害を受けた人々は多い。
2. 少数民族への迫害は国際社会から非難されている。
3. 迫害から逃れるために故郷を離れた人もいる。

使い方ガイド

場面: history, human rights, religion, news

トーン: serious

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese 迫 (haku, to press upon/approach threateningly) + 害 (gai, harm/injury). Literally 'to press upon and harm,' describing the sustained mistreatment of targeted groups.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated