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jmdict 2827129 Active (id: 2062891)

ぼう
1. [n,adj-na]
▶ violence
▶ force
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2843918 暴を以て暴に易う 1. to replace one tyranny by another; to use violence against violence



History:
4. A 2020-03-30 22:27:08  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2020-03-30 15:12:08  dine <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr, daijs, nikk: https://kotobank.jp/word/暴-600069
  Comments:
apparently confined to the expression where it is used as a noun.
i think it's ok to use [obs] and xref to the expression which is not obs.  this will make it clear that the term is obsolete except in the expression
according to smk and g n-gram, 暴をもって暴に報いる is more common than 暴を以て暴に易う, but the former has no kokugo entry
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12,2 @@
+<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
+<xref type="see" seq="2843918">暴を以て暴に易う</xref>
2. A 2015-05-12 01:25:15  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2015-05-10 22:54:37  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Daijr, GG5
  Comments:
E.g. 暴に出でる to resort to violence

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