cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

Radicals

Common words

• 残酷【ざんこく】
  cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman
• 酷似【こくじ】
  resembling closely, being strikingly similar, bearing a strong likeness
• 酷暑【こくしょ】
  intense heat, severe heat
• 酷寒【こっかん】
  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
• 過酷【かこく】
  severe, harsh, hard, cruel, rigorous
• 冷酷【れいこく】
  cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless