| こ | く | 
|---|---|
| 酷 | 
| り | 
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| 吏 | 
noun
Messages.form.- unsparing official, unmerciful administrator.
 
Variations
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                            酷吏 | こくり | 
Contained Kanji Breakdown
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)