惨い

酷い

Reading

Kana: むごい
Romaji: mugoi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

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

Readings: サン、 ザン、 みじ.め、 いた.む、 むご.い
Meanings: wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh
Readings: コク、 ひど.い
Meanings: cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

Example Sentence

動物(どうぶつ)(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.
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