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酷

Cruel

WaniKani level 54JLPT N1Joyo general useTop 1,500-2,000 ¡ #159614 strokes

Meanings

Cruel, Severe, Atrocious, Unjust

On'yomi

こく

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

ひど.い

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 酷

酷 is written in 14 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

酷 (Cruel) is taught on WaniKani at level 54 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1596 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 14 strokes.

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