Keyword
cruel
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1539
Readings
ひど
(55%)
こく
(44%)
Composed of
sign of the bird
reveal
Used in vocabulary (58 in total)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
exploitation; overuse; abuse
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
severe; harsh
severe criticism; damnation
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
intense heat; severe heat
severe cold; intense cold; bitter cold
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
severity; rigor; rigour
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable; cold-blooded
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
severe punishment
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
cruel; brutal; atrocious; merciless
inhumanity; atrocity; abominable cruelty
maltreatment
intense heat
unsparing official; unmerciful administrator
severe (personality); unaffected by love
inhuman; wicked; evil
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable; cold-blooded
heavy taxation
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
severe accident (esp. relating to a nuclear reactor)
(national) road in poor condition
atrocious and cold-blooded; cruel; brutal; merciless
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable; cold-blooded
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
to bring someone to grief; to give someone hell
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
very much; terribly; badly; awfully; extremely
cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable; cold-blooded
atrocity; cruelty; brutality
atrocity; cruelty; brutality
bitter cold and fierce heat
cold-hearted; merciless; ruthless
live broiling of shellfish
harsh interrogation; enhanced interrogation
extremely hot day
Examples (31 in total)
The smell is disgusting.
An awful accident happened yesterday.
Can a child do such a cruel thing?