ひどい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word ひどい
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
Kanji in this Word
酷
14 strokes
Frequency: 1596
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
cruel
severe
atrocious
unjust
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひど.い
非
8 strokes
Frequency: 472
JLPT N2
Grade 5
Meanings
un-
mistake
negative
injustice
non-
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ヒ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あら.ず
道
11 strokes
Frequency: 207
JLPT N4
Grade 2
Meanings
road-way
street
district
journey
course
moral
teachings
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ドウ
トウ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
みち
いう
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
さ
じ
ど
みつ
おさむ
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