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酷

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • cruel
  • severe
  • atrocious
  • unjust

On'yomi (音読み)

  • コク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ひど.い
Strokes
14
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1592
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
酉#164 · wine

Components

Common Words

  • 酷使こくしNounexploitation, overuse, abuse
  • 酷似こくじNounresembling closely, being strikingly similar, bearing a strong likeness
  • 酷暑こくしょNounintense heat, severe heat
  • 酷評こくひょうNounsevere criticism, sharp criticism, scathing criticism, diatribe, panning
  • 酷いひどいi-Adj.cruel, heartless, hard, harsh, severe
  • 酷くひどくAdverbterribly, awfully, dreadfully, extremely, severely, very (much)
  • 残酷ざんこくna-Adj.cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
  • 冷酷れいこくna-Adj.cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless

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