惨い

酷い

Reading

Kana: むごい

Romaji: mugoi

Definitions

adj-i

1

cruel; merciless; pitiless; brutal; atrocious; inhuman

Note: word usually written using kana alone

2

tragic; horrible; terrible; dreadful; miserable

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

惨

Readings: サン、 ザン、 みじ.め、 いた.む、 むご.い

Meanings: wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

酷

Readings: コク、 ひど.い

Meanings: cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

Example Sentence

動物(どうぶつ)に対(たい)してむごいことをしてはいけない。

➥You ought not to be cruel to animals.