cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

On'yomi
コク
Kun'yomi
ひど.い
Parts
ノ口土酉similar kanji →
JLPT N214 strokesSecondary#1596 most commonU+9177

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Words using 酷

  • 酷使こくしexploitation; overuse; abuseN5
  • 酷似こくじresembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likenessN5
  • 酷暑こくしょintense heat; severe heatN5
  • 酷評こくひょうsevere criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panningN5
  • 残酷ざんこくcruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhumanN5
  • 冷酷れいこくcruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthlessN5
  • 過酷かこくsevere; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorousN5
  • 酷いひどいcruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severeN5
  • 酷こくsevere; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfairN5
  • 酷くひどくterribly; awfully; dreadfully; extremely; severely; very (much)N5
  • 厳酷げんこくseverity; rigor; rigourN3
  • 酷寒こっかんsevere cold; intense cold; bitter coldN3
  • 酷刑こっけいsevere punishmentN3
  • 酷税こくぜいheavy taxationN3
  • 酷薄こくはくcruel; inhumane; callous; brutalN3
  • こっ酷いこっぴどい(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severeN3
  • 酷道こくどう(national) road in poor conditionN3
  • 酷すぎるひどすぎるegregious; outrageous; too much; over the topN3