冷酷

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Chinese

cold ruthless; strong (as of wine); (slang loan from English) cool, great
trad. (冷酷)
simp. #(冷酷)

Pronunciation


Adjective

冷酷

  1. cruel; heartless; callous; unfeeling
    冷酷事實冷酷事实  ―  lěngkù de shìshí  ―  cruel truth

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
れい
Grade: 4
こく
Grade: S
kan'on on'yomi
Alternative spelling
冷刻

Pronunciation

Adjective

(れい)(こく) (reikoku-na (adnominal (れい)(こく) (reikoku na), adverbial (れい)(こく) (reikoku ni))

  1. cruel, severe
    (れい)(こく)(きわ)まりない。
    Reikoku kiwamari nai.
    It is extremely cruel.

Inflection

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Antonyms

Noun

(れい)(こく) (reikoku

  1. cruelty, severity

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

冷酷 (naenghok) (hangeul 냉혹)

  1. hanja form? of 냉혹 (cruelty, heartlessness, ruthlessness, cold-heartedness, callousness)