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    3. 冷酷

    冷酷

    冷れい酷こく

    cruelty

    N1KMT9News #26+1CoreNoun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    れいこく

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless

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    彼かれは冷れい酷こくな人ひとだと思おもわれている。

    He is thought to be a coldhearted person.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    その冷れい酷こくな判はん断だんが、多おおくの犠ぎ牲せい者しゃを生うんだ。

    That ruthless judgment led to many victims.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyPolitics & Law
    どんなに冷れい酷こくな人にん間げんでも、心こころの中なかには温あたたかい部ぶ分ぶんがあるはずだ。

    No matter how coldhearted a person is, there must be a warm part inside their heart.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    彼かれの冷れい酷こくな態たい度どは、周しゅう囲いの人ひと々びとを傷きずつけた。

    His coldhearted attitude hurt the people around him.

    KMT9Emotions & Psychology
    歴れき史し上じょうの独どく裁さい者しゃは、しばしば冷れい酷こくな決けつ断だんを下くだした。

    Dictators throughout history often made ruthless decisions.

    KMT9HistoryEmotions & PsychologyPolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    冷
    つめ.たい・ひ.える・ひ.や・ひ.ややか・ひ.やす・ひ.やかす…(3)
    cool・cold (beer, person)・chill
    酷
    ひど.い…(1)
    cruel・severe・atrocious・unjust
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