残酷 (ざんこく)cruel; brutal; ruthless
- cruel; brutal; ruthlessadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 残酷
- 残Remainder; Leftover; BalanceRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
- 酷Cruel; Severe; AtrociousRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
Words that share its kanji
- 残った分のこったぶんamount left over; remaining portion
- 残りのこりremnant; residue
- 残念ざんねんdeplorable; regrettable
- 残すのこすto leave (behind)
- 残留ざんりゅうstaying behind; remaining
- 残高ざんだか(bank) balance; remainder
- 残業ざんぎょうovertime (work)
- 生き残りいきのこりsurvival
- 過酷かこくsevere; harsh
- 酷似こくじresembling closely; being strikingly similar
- 酷こくsevere; harsh
- 冷酷れいこくcruelty; coldheartedness
- 酷いひどいcruel; heartless
- 酷くひどくvery much; terribly
- 酷使こくしexploitation; overuse
- 酷寒こっかんsevere cold; intense cold
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