いぢめ

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of いぢめ – see the following entry.
いじ
[noun] bullying (persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person)
[verb] imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 苛める (ijimeru) [ichidan]
Alternative spellings
虐め, イジメ
(This term, いぢめ (idime), is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)