じょ

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective, takes genitive case の, noun

  1. cold-hearted, callous, unfeeling, cruel.
  2. Buddhist term.insentient (objects), insensate, inanimate.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じょ
非情 ひじょう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)
feelings, emotion, passion
ジョウ なさ.け セイ (5th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
blue, green
あお セイ お (1st, N4)
life (生) variant
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)