Meaning
atrocious · cruel · severe · unjust
On'yomi
コク
Kun'yomi
ひど.い
Common compounds (12)
- 惨刻 ざんこくcruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
- 苛酷 かこくsevere; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
- 厳しい きびしいhard (to do); difficult; tricky
- 酷似 こくじresembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
- 酷 こくsevere; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
- 冷酷 れいこくcruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
- 酷暑 こくしょintense heat; severe heat
- 酷く ひどくterribly; awfully; dreadfully; extremely; severely; very (much)
- 酷い ひどいvery bad; terrible; awful
- 酷寒 こくかんsevere cold; intense cold; bitter cold
- 酷評 こくひょうsevere criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism; diatribe; panning
- 酷使 こくしexploitation; overuse; abuse