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暴れる

あばれる

N3rampage · act violently

Examples

網にかかった魚が激しく暴れた。

腹が立っても店の中で暴れてはいけない。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: 暴れる is read as あばれる and is an intransitive verb for an animal thrashing or a person behaving violently enough to cause trouble.
  • Basic usage: The acting creature is the subject in 魚が暴れる, while the setting appears with in 店の中で暴れる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Difference from 騒ぐ
    • 騒ぐ means making noise or a commotion; 暴れる is stronger and includes rough physical or violent behavior.
  • No direct transitive object
    • Because it is intransitive, the person or animal rampaging is the subject rather than an object directly affected by the verb.

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