bankō
1. act of barbarity; barbarism
★ Common
Noun
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1. act of barbarity; barbarism
1. foolhardiness; recklessness
1. savage; barbarous
1. southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south)
2. South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods)
+ 5 additional meanings1. Was not permissible.; Was not allowed.
1. It is not permissible.; It is not allowed.
1. Was arbitrary.; Was unreasonable.
1. If/when acting arbitrarily; If/when acting unreasonably
1. It wasn't permissible.; It wasn't reasonable.
1. Wasn't unreasonable.; Wasn't excessive.