酷 (こく)severe; harsh; stringent
- severe; harsh; stringentadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 酷
Words that share its kanji
- 過酷かこくsevere; harsh
- 残酷ざんこくcruel; brutal
- 酷似こくじresembling closely; being strikingly similar
- 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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