ざんこく
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
Kanji used
left behind
cruel
Pitch accent
んこく
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Composed of
① 残り。余り。
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
① 無慈悲でむごたらしく、道に外れた行為をするさま。
live broiling of shellfish
Examples (18 in total)
Destiny is sometimes cruel.
It is because he is cruel that I dislike him.
Don't be cruel to animals.