Kanji

酷

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JLPT N1Jōyō · secondaryfreq #159614 strokes

Meanings

cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

ES: severidad, crueldad, atrocidad, injusticia

On
コク
Kun
ひど.い

Common words

  • 酷いひどいcruel, heartless, hard, harsh, severe
  • 残酷ざんこくcruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
  • 冷酷れいこくcruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless
  • 酷使こくしexploitation, overuse, abuse
  • 酷似こくじresembling closely, being strikingly similar, bearing a strong likeness
  • 酷暑こくしょintense heat, severe heat
  • 酷評こくひょうsevere criticism, sharp criticism, scathing criticism, diatribe, panning
  • 過酷かこくsevere, harsh, hard, cruel, rigorous

Example sentences

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