げん
厳
こく
酷

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. severity, rigor.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
げん
厳
こく
酷
 厳酷 げんこく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

stern, strictness, severity
きび.しい　ゲン　いつくし (6th, N1)
precipice, rocky or dangerous mountain
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
daring, brave, bold
カン　あ.えて (8th, N1)
under, underneath, below
カ　ゲ　した
ear
みみ　ジ　がみ (1st, N3)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
cruel, severe, atrocious
コク　ひど.い (9th, N1)
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり　ユウ　なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし　サイ　セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
revelation, tell, inform
コク　つ.げる　い (4th, N3)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る　カン　ほ.す (6th, N2)