単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#9,866 most used

酷

こく1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

harsh; severe

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

It's cruel to make them run outside on such a hot day.

written for Tangoya

MEANING

1

severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair

adjectival noun · noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 酷 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

石kokuこく · not in tangoya
こくto let off (a fart); to expel (from the body)

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#9,866 most used

Written酷 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium