酷い

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
ひど
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Derived from 非道 (hidō, evil, inhumanity).

Pronunciation

Adjective

酷い (-i inflection, hiragana ひどい, rōmaji hidoi)

  1. cruel
    ひどーい
    Hidōi!
    You're mean! / That's mean!
  2. severe, terrible
     (ひど) (あらし) () ()まれた。
    Hidoi arashi ni makikomareta.
    I was caught in a severe storm.
  3. very bad, terrible
     (ひど)結果 (けっか)だ。
    Hidoi kekka da.
    It was a terrible result.
Inflection

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
むご
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Adjective

酷い (-i inflection, hiragana むごい, rōmaji mugoi)

  1. horrible
  2. cruel
    あれは (じつ) (むご)事件 (じけん)だった。
    Are wa jitsu ni mugoi jiken datta.
    That was a really cruel incident.
Inflection

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