Hidoi

JLPT N4

Usually written in kana.

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酷い (Hidoi) is a Japanese i-adjective meaning “cruel, heartless, hard, harsh”.

Meanings

  1. i-adjectivecruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe
  2. i-adjectiveviolent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme
  3. i-adjectivevery bad; terrible; awful
  4. i-adjectiveexcessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

Examples

  • There was heavy frost last night.

  • I have a bad cold.

  • She wept like anything.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 酷い

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