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Keyword
cruel
  • severe
  • atrocious
  • unjust
Frequency
#1596
Strokes
14
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1539
Readings
コク80%
ひど20%
Mnemonic
The sign of the bird swings over the tavern door, where the master screams at his cook and shows how cruel he can be.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
酷ひどい
cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; …
I-adjective
酷ひどく
terribly; awfully; dreadfully; extremely; severely; very (much)
Adverb
残ざん酷こく
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
Na-adjective
過か酷こく
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
Na-adjective
酷こく
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
Na-adjective
冷れい酷こく
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
Na-adjective
酷こく似じ
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
Noun
酷こく使し
exploitation; overuse; abuse
Noun
酷こく評ひょう
severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
Noun
酷こく暑しょ
intense heat; severe heat
Noun
酷こっ寒かん
severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold
Noun
酷むごい
cruel; merciless; pitiless; brutal; atrocious; inhuman; tragic; horrible; terrible; dreadful; …
I-adjective
酷こく薄はく
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
Na-adjective
手て酷ひどい
severe; harsh
I-adjective
酷むごたらしい
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific; tragic
I-adjective
酷こく烈れつ
severity
Na-adjective
こっ酷ぴどい
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
I-adjective