残酷

ざんこく

zankoku

ざん
こく

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ざん
こく

zankoku

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Relative commonness of this word, based on various sources (incl. newspapers)
Common
JLPT N1
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N1
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

    EXAMPLE
    運命(うんめい)(とき)として残酷(ざんこく)である。
    Destiny is sometimes cruel.

What does 残酷 mean in English?

  1. cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman(adj-na, n)

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残酷 (zankoku)