リンチ

See also: りんち

Japanese

Etymology 1

From English lynch.

Pronunciation

Noun

リンチ • (rinchi

  1. lynching
    (れん)(ごう)(せき)(ぐん)リンチ(さつ)(じん)
    Rengō Sekigun no rinchi satsujin
    lynchings by the United Red Army
  2. group violence

Verb

リンチする • (rinchi surusuru (stem リンチ (rinchi shi), past リンチした (rinchi shita))

  1. to lynch
  2. to subject to group violence
    (とも)(だち)リンチされる
    tomodachi ni rinchi sareru
    severely bullied by friends
Conjugation
See also

Etymology 2

Proper noun

リンチ • (Rinchi

  1. Lynch (English surname)
Derived terms
  • リンチ(しょう)(こう)(ぐん) (Rinchi shōkōgun): Lynch syndrome

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN