酷
酷

cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

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ひどい酷い非道い～い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #687
1

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe

Examples
この薬はひどい味がする。
This medicine tastes horrible.
2

violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme

3

very bad; terrible; awful

4

excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

厳しいきびしい酷しい～い Adj.Freq #994
1

severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless

2

hard (to do); difficult; tricky

3

intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement

残酷ざんこく惨酷残刻惨刻Noun～な Adj.Freq #4020
1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

Examples
怪物は残酷な微笑みを浮かべた。
The monster's smile was cruel.
過酷苛酷かこくNoun～な Adj.Freq #6870
1

severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

Examples
降伏条件は過酷だった。
The surrender terms were harsh.
冷酷れいこくNoun～な Adj.Freq #9442
1

cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

Examples
犬を叩くなんて彼は冷酷だ。
It was cruel of him to beat his dog.
酷こくNoun～な Adj.Freq #9932
1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

酷使こくしNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #16869
1

exploitation; overuse; abuse

Examples
酷使されている不法外国人労働者は制度の隙間にこぼれ落ちてしまうことが多いのです。
Mistreated illegal foreign workers often fall between the cracks of the social system.
酷似こくじNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #18266
1

resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness

ひどい目にあう酷い目に遭うひどいめにあうExpressionGodan verbFreq #19579
1

to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer

Examples
あいつめ明日こそ痛い目にあわせてくれる。
I'll take my revenge on him at all costs tomorrow.
むごい惨い酷いムゴい～い Adj.Usually kanaFreq #19874
1

cruel; merciless; pitiless; brutal; atrocious; inhuman

Examples
動物に対してむごいことをしてはいけない。
You ought not to be cruel to animals.
2

tragic; horrible; terrible; dreadful; miserable; ugly; horrifying

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