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30 word matches found for '酷' using reading 'こく'
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severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
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cruelty; harshness
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cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
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resemblance; resemble
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noun
intense heat
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severe criticism; damnation
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exploitation; overuse; abuse
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noun
(national) road in poor condition  (see also: 国道; pun on 国道; slang; jocular, humorous term)
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atrocious and cold-blooded; cruel; brutal; merciless  (yojijukugo)
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noun
intense heat
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Most common form: 濃がある
expression, Godan verb with `ru' ending (irregular verb)
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored  (see also: 酷のある; often written with kana only)
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atrocity; cruelty; brutality  (see also: 残酷)
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cruel deed
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Most common form: 濃のある
expression, noun or verb acting prenominally
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored  (see also: 酷がある; often written with kana only)
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maltreatment
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noun
an unsparing official
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noun
severe accident (esp. relating to a nuclear reactor)
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noun
live broiling of shellfish
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noun
heavy taxation
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cruel; brutal; atrocious; merciless  (yojijukugo)
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inhumanity; atrocity; abominable cruelty  (yojijukugo)
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Most common form: 刻薄
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
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cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable  (yojijukugo)
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severity
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noun
harsh interrogation; enhanced interrogation
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cruel and heartless; merciless; implacable; cold-blooded  (yojijukugo)
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severity; rigor; rigour
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Most common form: 峻刻
noun
severe (personality); unaffected by love
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cold-hearted; merciless; ruthless
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noun
excessively severe
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