か
過
こく
酷

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, noun

  1. severe, harsh, hard, cruel, rigorous.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
か
過
こく
酷
 過酷 かこく ✔
か
苛
こく
酷
 苛酷 かこく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

overdo, exceed, go beyond
カ　よ.ぎる　す.ぎる (5th, N3)
crooked mouth, evil, dishonest
カイ　ケ　クウ (Kentei 1)
cut flesh from bones, (剮 variant)
カ　ケ　わ.ける
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
walk, road, (辵 variant, one dot jōyō form)
cruel, severe, atrocious
コク　ひど.い (Early High School, 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 (5th, N3)
cow
うし　ギュウ　ご (2nd, N4)
person, (人 variant)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)