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酷

酷 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • コクJHS
Kun (native)
  • ひど(い)
Other languages
  • 拼音ku4
  • 한글hog
  • Hán-ViệtKhốc

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
酉(ひよみのとり)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+9177

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰酉告

Words using this kanji

  • 酷似こくじ違いが分からないほどよく似ていること。resembling closely, being strikingly similar, bearing a strong likeness
  • 酷こくsevere, harsh, stringent, rigorous
  • 酷暑こくしょ酷い暑さ。intense heat, severe heat
  • 酷評こくひょう厳しい批評をすること。severe criticism, sharp criticism, scathing criticism, diatribe
  • 酷使こくし手加減をせず激しく使うこと。exploitation, overuse, abuse
  • 酷いひどいcruel, heartless, hard, harsh
  • 酷くひどくterribly, awfully, dreadfully, extremely
  • 酷寒こっかん酷い寒さ。severe cold, intense cold, bitter cold
  • 酷刑こっけい残酷な刑罰。むごい刑罰。severe punishment
  • 酷税こくぜい苛酷な租税。重税。heavy taxation
  • 酷烈こくれつ極めてこと。severity
  • 酷薄こくはく酷で薄情なさま。cruel, inhumane, callous, brutal
  • 酷吏こくり無慈悲で過酷な役人。unsparing official, unmerciful administrator
  • 酷遇こくぐうmaltreatment
  • 酷熱こくねつ非常に暑いこと。厳しい暑さ。intense heat
  • 酷道こくどう整備されていない酷い状態の国道。(national) road in poor condition
  • 酷悪こくあく残酷で非道なこと。また、そのようなさま。inhuman, wicked, evil
  • 酷暑日こくしょび最高気温が摂氏35度以上となる日。 最高気温が摂氏40度以上となる日。day on which the temperature rises above 40°C, day on which the temperature rises above 35°C, extremely hot day
  • 酷があるこくがあるto be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake), to be rich, to be robust (in flavor), to be full-flavored
  • 酷のあるこくのあるfull-bodied (e.g. wine, sake), rich, robust (flavor), full-flavored

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-7-7
Four Corner
1466.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
7e7.1
Heisig
1539
Nelson
4788