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Kanji Detail for 酷 - "cruel, severe, harsh"
酷
- Meaning
酷 means "cruel, severe, harsh."
Severe - Rigorous, strict, harsh, extreme.
Merciless - Unforgiving, ruthless, pitiless.
Intense - Strong, pungent, intense flavor.
Rich - Deep, flavorful, full-bodied.
Resentment - Resentment, grudge, pain.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
Sentences including 酷
It was cruel of him to say such things to her.
Don't be cruel to animals.
He caught a terrible cold.
He is a brute to his children.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
そうして自分が欺かれた返報に、残酷な復讐をするようになるものだから」「そりゃどういう意味ですか」「かつてはその人の膝の前に跪いたという記憶が、今度はその人の頭の上に足を載せさせようとするのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「あんな憐れっぽい事をお言いだがね、あれでもとはずいぶん酷かったんだよ」母は父のために箒で背中をどやされた時の事などを話した」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha