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

    cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

    怪物は残酷な微笑みを浮かべた。
    The monster's smile was cruel.

Also written 惨酷【ざんこく】残刻【ざんこく】惨刻【ざんこく】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

remainder, leftover, balance

Kun
のこ.るのこ.すそこな.うのこ.り
On
ザンサン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
380 of 2500
Radical
death
WaniKani
Level 14

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-4-6SKIP code
0a10.11The Kanji Dictionary
1325.0Four corner code
3159deroo
6b8bUnicode hex code
1-27-36JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2445Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2976New Nelson (John Haig)
943New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1179Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
640Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
851Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
808Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
871Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
492A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
315Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16459Morohashi
493A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
650Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
661Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
409sakade
655Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
520henshall3
546Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
382crowley
223Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1134Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
816Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
can2Pinyin reading
janKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
14WaniKani 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