残酷

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 殘酷 (“cruel; ruthless; difficult and dangerous”).
(This term is the simplified form of 殘酷).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ざん
Grade: 4
こく
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
殘酷 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ざん)(こく) (zankoku-na (adnominal (ざん)(こく) (zankoku na), adverbial (ざん)(こく) (zankoku ni))

  1. cruel
    残酷(ざんこく)天使(てんし)のテーゼ
    Zankoku na tenshi no tēze”
    "A Cruel Angel's Thesis"

Inflection

Noun

(ざん)(こく) (zankoku

  1. cruelty

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN