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Meaning of 残酷 in Japanese
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残酷JLPT 1
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Kana Readingざんこく
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Romajizankoku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- cruelty; harshness
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Examples of 残酷, ざんこく in a sentence
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It is an act of cruelty to lock a small child in his room.
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It is cruel to mock a blind man.
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I think it is cruel to trap animals for fur coats.
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The people suffered under the cruel tyrant.
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She appears to me to be cruel.
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It is cruel of them to make the boy work so hard.
Related Kanji
残
JLPT 3
10 strokes
remainder, leftover, balance
On'Yomi: ザン, サン
Kun'Yomi: のこ.る, のこ.す, そこな.う, のこ.り