- 乱暴 — violence / recklessness
- 暴力 — physical violence
- 暴走 — rampage / reckless driving
- 暴露 — exposure / revelation
- 横暴 — tyranny / abuse of power
- 乱暴者 — violent person
- 暴風 — storm / violent wind
- 暴君 — tyrant
暴 combines the 日 (sun) radical with 共 (together) and 水 (water, here altered), suggesting intense heat or power bursting out. It originally conveyed ideas of forceful revelation or raw exposure. Over time, its meanings expanded to include wildness, rage, and aggression.
乱暴な 行動は 許されません。
Violent behavior is not tolerated.
秘密が 暴かれた。
The secret was exposed.