Meaning of 酷い(ひどい) in Japanese

酷い, 非道い
JLPT 4
Kana Reading
ひどい
Romaji
hidoi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjective (keiyoushi)
    Meaning
    cruel; awful; severe; very bad; serious; terrible; heavy; violent

Related Kanji

酷 JLPT 1

14 strokes

cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

On'Yomi: コク

Kun'Yomi: ひど.い

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非 JLPT 3

8 strokes

un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-

On'Yomi: ヒ

Kun'Yomi: あら.ず

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道 JLPT 5

12 strokes

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

On'Yomi: ドウ, トウ

Kun'Yomi: みち

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