Zankoku

JLPT N1

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残酷 (Zankoku) is a Japanese na-adjective meaning “cruel, brutal, ruthless, merciless”.

Meanings

  1. na-adjective, nouncruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

Examples

  • He is a brute to his children.

  • Destiny is sometimes cruel.

  • She appears to me to be cruel.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 残酷

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