拷問

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 拷問 (ごうもん) is a noun that also forms a する verb for torture, the infliction of extreme suffering on a person.
• Basic usage: It appears in a fictional scene of a prisoner enduring torture or in museum materials critically presenting torture from the past.
  • 小説では捕虜が拷問に耐える場面がある。 — The novel includes a scene of a prisoner enduring torture.
  • 博物館の資料は過去の拷問を批判的に伝えている。 — The museum materials take a critical look at torture practiced in the past.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Act and critical account
  • 拷問に耐える describes the victim's situation, while 拷問を批判的に伝える means documenting or presenting the practice critically.