暴力

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 暴力 is read as ぼうりょく and is a noun for physical or psychological harm inflicted through force or coercion.
• Basic usage: Use 暴力で解決する when violence is treated as a means and 言葉による暴力 to identify a form of harm.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Scope beyond physical force
  • The word can include not only hitting but also repeated insults or threats that inflict harm through language.
• で and による
  • で marks violence as the means used; による identifies the form or source through which the harm occurs.