Kanji details for

 
Uses 14 strokes
Taught in Junior high

Search words that:
- start with 酷
- end with 酷
- contain 酷
cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust
KUN:
  • ひど.い
    hido.i
ON:
  • コク
    koku
Written with 14 strokes
Taught in Junior high
Radicals:
Example words(showing 1-10 of 46 results)

adjective
1.
severe, strict, rigid, unsparing, relentless
2.
hard (to do), difficult, tricky
3.
intense (e.g. cold), harsh (weather), inclement
All readings:
厳しい【きびしい】
酷しい【きびしい】

adjective
1.
cruel, heartless, hard, harsh, severe(usually kana)
2.
violent, intense, strong, heavy, extreme(usually kana)
3.
very bad, terrible, awful(usually kana)
4.
excessive, exorbitant, unreasonable, outrageous, unfair, unjust(usually kana)
See also:酷く
Other readings:
ひどい《非道い》

na-adjective, noun
cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
Other readings:
残刻【ざんこく】
惨酷【ざんこく】

na-adjective, noun
cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless

na-adjective, noun
severe, harsh, hard, cruel, rigorous
Other readings:
苛酷【かこく】

noun, auxillary suru verb
resembling closely, being strikingly similar, bearing a strong likeness

na-adjective, noun
severe, harsh, stringent, rigorous, strict, unfair

adverb
very much, terribly, badly, awfully, extremely(usually kana)
Other readings:
ひどく《非道く》

noun
intense heat, severe heat
See also:酷寒 (antonym)

noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
severe criticism, damnation
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