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Secondary schoolJLPT N1

cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

14 strokes · frequency rank #1596

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コク
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ひど.い

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Common words

  1. かこくsevere; harsh; hard; cruel1
    • The surrender terms were harsh.

    • Company A is trying to play us off against Company B in a severe price-war.

    • The judge made no bones about his disgust with the accused's actions and handed down the severest sentence possible.

  2. こくsevere; harsh; stringent; rigorous2
  3. れいこくcruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless3
    • It was cruel of him to beat his dog.

    • His bitter words still rankle in my mind.

  4. ざんこくcruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless4
    • The monster's smile was cruel.

    • He is a brute to his children.

    • Destiny is sometimes cruel.

  5. ひどいcruel; heartless; hard; harsh5
    • This medicine tastes horrible.

    • It hurts terribly.

    • My head aches so.

  6. ひどくterribly; awfully; dreadfully; extremely6
  7. こくじresembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness7
  8. こくしexploitation; overuse; abuse8
    • Mistreated illegal foreign workers often fall between the cracks of the social system.

  9. こっかんsevere cold; intense cold; bitter cold9
    • The rescue flight had to reckon with strong winds and freezing temperatures.

  10. こくしょintense heat; severe heat10

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