Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 冷酷(れいこく) in Japanese

冷酷
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
れいこく
Romaji
reikoku
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
    Example sentence
    彼の冷酷な言葉が今でも私の心の中でうずいている。 His bitter words still rankle in my mind.

Examples of 冷酷, れいこく in a sentence

Kanji in this word

酷 JLPT 1

14 strokes

cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

On'Yomi: コク

Kun'Yomi: ひど.い

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冷 JLPT 3

7 strokes

cool, cold (beer, person), chill

On'Yomi: レイ

Kun'Yomi: つめ.たい, ひ.える, ひ.や, ひ.ややか, ひ.やす, ひ.やかす, さ.める, さ.ます

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