残忍

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 殘忍 (“cruel; ruthless; merciless; heartless”).
(This term is the simplified form of 殘忍).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ざん
Grade: 4
にん
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
殘忍 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ざん)(にん) (zannin-na (adnominal (ざん)(にん) (zannin na), adverbial (ざん)(にん) (zannin ni))

  1. brutal, cruel
    Synonyms: 極悪, 凶悪, 強暴, 残酷

Inflection

Noun

(ざん)(にん) (zannin

  1. brutality, cruelty

References

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