N4467/566

いじめる

usually written using kana aloneIchidan verbverb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • to ill-treat, to bully, to torment, to pick on, to tease, to be cruel to, to persecute
  • to be tough on (e.g. one's body), to treat harshly

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Example sentences

かれ学校がっこうよわいじめている

He is bullying a weak child at school.

友達ともだちいじめてはいけない。

You must not bully your friends.

彼女かのじょだれいじめないやさしいひとだ。

She is a kind person who does not bully anyone.

あのむかしクラスメートにいじめられた

That child was bullied by classmates in the past.

からだいじめすぎると病気びょうきになるよ。

If you are too tough on your body, you will get sick.