いじめる

いじめる · ijimeru · JLPT N4 · verb-ichidan

to bully

sounds like: itchy-MEH-roo — a bully makes you itchy and miserable

Say ijimeru slowly: i-ji-me-ru, close to itchy-meh-roo. A bully is the itch that will not leave you alone. The noun form is いじめ (ijime, bullying); add る to make the verb to bully or torment.

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