EntryCommonWaniKani 54
  1. Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun

    severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous

    降伏条件は過酷だった。
    The surrender terms were harsh.

Also written 苛酷【かこく】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

Kun
す.ぎるす.ごすあやま.ちあやま.つよぎ.るよ.ぎる
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N3
Frequency
285 of 2500
Radical
walk
WaniKani
Level 22

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-9SKIP code
2q9.18The Kanji Dictionary
3730.2Four corner code
3649deroo
904eUnicode hex code
1-18-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4723Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
6090New Nelson (John Haig)
3137New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3891Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2003Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2704Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1293Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1389Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
399A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1804Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
368Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
39002PMorohashi
629A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
413Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
419Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
562sakade
963Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
659henshall3
750Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
230crowley
284Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
705Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1302Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
guo4, guo1Pinyin reading
gwaKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
22WaniKani 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