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ひどい

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

酷い
非道い
~い Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #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

Kanji in this Word

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
8 strokes
Frequency: 472
JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

un-
mistake
negative
injustice
non-

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
あら.ず
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
みつ
おさむ
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