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酷
Hiragana
こく
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ひどいこと。ざんこくなこと。むごいこと。
Easy Japanese Meaning
とてもひどいようすや、なさけのないきびしさをいう。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
残酷 / 严酷 / 无情
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
殘酷 / 嚴酷 / 冷酷無情
Korean Meaning
잔혹함 / 가혹함 / 무자비함
Indonesian
kekejaman / keparahan / kebengisan
Vietnamese Meaning
sự tàn nhẫn / sự khắc nghiệt / sự nghiêm khắc
Tagalog Meaning
kalupitan / kahigpitan / kawalang-awa
Sense（1）
cruelty, severity, harshness, mercilessness
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（ hiragana ）
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酷
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His actions spoke of cruelty.
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彼の行動は酷さを物語っていた。
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