EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 54
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless

    犬を叩くなんて彼は冷酷だ。
    It was cruel of him to beat his dog.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cool, cold (beer, person), chill

Kun
つめ.たいひ.えるひ.やひ.ややかひ.やすひ.やかすさ.めるさ.ます
On
レイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
667 of 2500
Radical
ice
WaniKani
Level 28

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-2-5SKIP code
2b5.3The Kanji Dictionary
3812.7Four corner code
344deroo
51b7Unicode hex code
1-46-68JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
642Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
419New Nelson (John Haig)
80New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
88Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
57Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
61Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1404Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1506Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
607A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
349Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
792Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1622Morohashi
604A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
832Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
851Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
535sakade
348Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
634henshall3
493Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
662Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
166Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1416Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
leng3Pinyin reading
raengKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
28WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

Kun
ひど.い
On
コク
Strokes
14
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1596 of 2500
Radical
wine
WaniKani
Level 54

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-7-7SKIP code
7e7.1The Kanji Dictionary
1466.1Four corner code
3277deroo
9177Unicode hex code
1-25-83JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4788Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6176New Nelson (John Haig)
1562New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1967Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1048Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1414Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1431Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1539Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1702A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1591Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39870PMorohashi
1273A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1711Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1828Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1837Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1735Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1596Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1796Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1443Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ku4Pinyin reading
hogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
54WaniKani level