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    3. 残酷

    残酷

    残ざん酷こく

    cruel

    N1KMT7News #14+1CoreNoun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab24 strokes

    惨酷残刻惨刻

    ざんこく

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless, inhuman

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    その話はなしは残ざん酷こくだった。

    That story was cruel.

    KMT5Emotions & Psychology
    戦せん争そうは残ざん酷こくなものだ。

    War is a cruel thing.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyHistory
    映えい画がの残ざん酷こくなシーンは目めを覆おおいたくなる。

    I want to cover my eyes during the cruel scenes in the movie.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyMusic & Entertainment
    自し然ぜん界かいには残ざん酷こくな一いち面めんもある。

    The natural world also has a cruel side.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyNature & Environment
    彼かれは残ざん酷こくな運うん命めいに翻ほん弄ろうされた。

    He was at the mercy of a cruel fate.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    残
    のこ.る・のこ.す・そこな.う・のこ.り…(2)
    remainder・leftover・balance
    酷
    ひど.い…(1)
    cruel・severe・atrocious・unjust
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