酷い

非道い

Reading

Kana: ひどい

Romaji: hidoi

Definitions

adj-i

1

cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe

Note: word usually written using kana alone

2

violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme

Note: word usually written using kana alone

3

very bad; terrible; awful

Note: word usually written using kana alone

4

excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust

Note: word usually written using kana alone

See also: 酷く

Kanji

酷

Readings: コク、 ひど.い

Meanings: cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

非

Readings: ヒ、 あら.ず

Meanings: un-, mistake, negative, injustice, non-

道

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち

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

Example Sentences

ひどく痛(いた)む。

➥It hurts terribly.

ひどく歯(は)が痛(いた)い。

➥I have a bad toothache.

ひどい雨降(あめふ)りだ。

➥It is raining hard.

ひどく頭(あたま)が痛(いた)む。

➥My head aches so.

ひどい気候(きこう)です。

➥This is a terrible climate.

彼(かれ)はひどい人(ひと)です。

➥He is a cruel person.