蛮ばん行こう

ば

ん

こ

う

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun

act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery

Refers to a cruel, violent, or uncivilized act, often used in news or formal contexts to condemn behavior.

その蛮ばん行こうは国こく際さい社しゃ会かいから非ひ難なんされた。
The act of barbarity was condemned by the international community.
戦せん時じ中ちゅうの蛮

ばん

行こう

を

記き

録ろく

し

た

資し

料りょう

が

公こう

開かい

さ

れ

た

。

Documents recording wartime atrocities were made public.

Kanji

蛮barbarian
行going, journey, carry out

Similar words

残ざん虐ぎゃく
残虐 is an adjective/noun meaning 'cruelty' or 'brutality' as a quality, while 蛮行 refers specifically to a barbaric act or deed.
暴ぼう行こう
暴行 means 'assault' or 'violence', often physical, whereas 蛮行 emphasizes the uncivilized, savage nature of the act.

Etymology

Compound of 蛮 (ban, 'barbarian') and 行 (kō, 'act'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since at least the Meiji period to describe uncivilized or brutal acts.