Vocabulary

What does 残酷 (ざんこく, zankoku) mean?

残酷 (ざんこく, zankoku) means cruel, brutal.

Quick facts
Reading	ざんこく
Romaji	zankoku
Part of speech	na-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

残酷ざんこく

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonzankoku

cruel, brutal

1na-adjective · noun cruel; brutal; ruthless

Example sentences

自然(しぜん)は時(とき)に残酷(ざんこく)な一面(いちめん)を見(み)せる。
Nature sometimes shows a cruel side.
その事件(じけん)は残酷(ざんこく)極(きわ)まりないものだった。
That incident was extremely cruel.

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