酷 (atrocious, cruel, severe, unjust) - Kanji Codex

酷

atrocious, cruel, severe, unjust

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

コク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ひど.い

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:8

Strokes:14

JLPT:1

Frequency:1596

Vocabulary

コク

Word	Reading	Meaning
酷似	コクジ	resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
残酷	ザンコク	cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
冷酷	レイコク	cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
過酷	カコク	severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
酷寒	コクカン	severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
酷しい	きびしい	severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless; hard (to do); difficult; tricky; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement
酷い	ひどい	cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
酷い	ヒドイ	cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
酷い	ヒドい	cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
酷い	ひでー	cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

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