Word details

酷使

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 酷使.

Dictionary

Entry

酷使くし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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

14 strokesFrequency 1,596JLPT N1Grade 8

On

コク

Kun

ひど.い
使

use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause

8 strokesFrequency 219JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

つか.うつか.い-つか.い-づか.い

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