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JLPT N1 cruel

📖 English Meaning

harsh

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
こく
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Romaji:
koku
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On'yomi:
コク
Kun'yomi:
<外>きび(しい)、むご(い)、はなは(だしい)
Character Meanings
strong, stimulating; very
Radical
ひよみのとり
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Compound Words with 酷
酷い むごい、ひどい
酷う むごう
酷く むごく
酷し きびし
酷しい きびしい
酷たらしい むごたらしい
酷たらしく むごたらしく
酷らしい むごらしい
Related Words
酷い bad, pitiless, wicked, horrible, awful, cold-blooded, heavy, roughshod, intemperate, unmerciful, fierce
酷く super, awful, atrociously, horribly
酷しい hard-and-fast, wicked, stern, severe, intense, exacting, rigid
酷しさ asperity, badness
酷たらしい horrible

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