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酷
こく
na-adjective
Meanings
1
severe
2
harsh
3
stringent
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Mine a sentence — saw 酷 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
酷
Cruel, Severe, Atrocious
14 strokes
More words with
酷
残酷
ざんこく ·
cruelty
N1
過酷
かこく ·
severe
酷く
ひどく ·
terribly
酷い
ひどい ·
cruel
冷酷
れいこく ·
cruelty
N1
酷似
こくじ ·
resembling closely
Full entry on Jisho
酷
こく ·
severe ; harsh ; stringent ; rigorous ; strict ; unfair
酷似
こくじ ·
resembling closely ; being strikingly similar ; bearing a strong likeness