Word details

ひどい

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ひどい.

Dictionary

Entry

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

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

14 strokesFrequency 1,596JLPT N1Grade 8

On

コク

Kun

ひど.い

un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-

8 strokesFrequency 472JLPT N2Grade 5

On

Kun

あら.ず

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

11 strokesFrequency 207JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ドウトウ

Kun

みちいう

Nanori

みつおさむ

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