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虐

Level XII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1499 / 2,608

Oppress

On’yomi
ぎゃく
Kun’yomi
しいた
Radical
虍 Tiger (Kangxi 141)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 徐 (Gently), less common than 伯 (Chief).

A tiger looms above while a foot is crushed below — the tiger oppresses by stomping its massive paw down on the helpless foot beneath it.

虐 is rank 1499 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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