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
犬を叩くなんて彼は冷酷だ。
It was cruel of him to beat his dog.
Fue cruel de su parte el pegarle a su perro.
Tatoeba #175222(opens in a new tab)彼女は私には残酷そうに見える。
She appears to me to be cruel.
Ella se me hace cruel.
Tatoeba #89541(opens in a new tab)怪物は残酷な微笑みを浮かべた。
The monster's smile was cruel.
El monstruo tenía una sonrisa cruel.
Tatoeba #185154(opens in a new tab)彼の冷酷な言葉が今でも私の心の中でうずいている。
His bitter words still rankle in my mind.
Tatoeba #115855(opens in a new tab)