酷 — cruel, severe, atrocious

Common words with 酷

• 過酷かこくsevere; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorousCommon

  降伏条件は過酷だった。
  The surrender terms were harsh.

• 残酷ざんこくcruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhumanCommon

  怪物は残酷な微笑みを浮かべた。
  The monster's smile was cruel.

• 酷似こくじresembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likenessCommon
• 酷こくsevere; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfairCommon
• 酷使こくしexploitation; overuse; abuseCommon
• 酷暑こくしょintense heat; severe heatCommon
• 酷評こくひょうsevere criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panningCommon
• 冷酷れいこくcruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthlessCommon
• 酷いひどいcruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severeCommon
• 酷くひどくterribly; awfully; dreadfully; extremely; severely; very (much)Common
• 酷寒こっかんsevere cold; intense cold; bitter coldOccasional
• 過酷事故かこくじこsevere accident (esp. relating to a nuclear reactor)Rare
• 酷があるこくがあるto be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to b…Rare
• 酷のあるこくのあるfull-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavoredRare
• 酷すぎるひどすぎるegregious; outrageous; too much; over the topRare
• 酷道こくどう(national) road in poor conditionRare
• 酷税こくぜいheavy taxationRare
• 残酷焼ざんこくやきlive broiling of shellfishRare
• 残酷非道ざんこくひどうinhumanity; atrocity; abominable crueltyRare
• 残忍冷酷ざんにんれいこくatrocious and cold-blooded; cruel; brutal; mercilessRare

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