冷酷 (れいこく): cruelty, coldheartedness, ruthless — Japanese vocabulary
冷酷 is read れいこく and means "cruelty, coldheartedness, ruthless". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
冷酷
- Reading
- れいこく · reikoku
- Translation
- cruelty, coldheartedness, ruthless
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- れいこくが
Example
犬を叩くなんて彼は冷酷だ。
いぬをたたくなんてかれはれいこくだ。
It was cruel of him to beat his dog.
Kanji in this word
Remember them for good
Quizzes, writing, listening and spaced reviews: KanaLearn has you review each word at the right time. Free, no ads.
Start for free