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残酷

24 strokes in total

📖 English Meaning

inhumanely, roughshod, brutish, cold-blooded, harsh, unmerciful, pitiless, rigorousness, ruthlessness, harshness

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
ざんこく
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Romaji:
zankoku
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Character Meanings
injure, spoil; oppress; broken
strong, stimulating; very
Compound Words with 残酷
残酷物語 ざんこくものがたり
残酷非道 ざんこくひどう
Related Words
残酷さ ruthlessness
残酷な行為 cruelty
残酷に cruelly, cold-bloodedly

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