This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: コク、ひど.い
Romaji: koku, hido.i
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  14
Radical Number:  164
Frequency:  1596
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-7-7
Korean Reading:  hog
Chinese Reading:  ku4
Unicode:  9177
JIS:  3973

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1562
Nelson Index: 4788
New Nelson Index: 6176
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7e7.1
Four Corner Index: 1466.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1273
Gakken Index: 1702
Daikanwanjiten Index: 39870P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0364
Remembering the kanji Index: 1431
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1837
Kodansha Compact Index: 1796
Kanji in Context Index: 1596
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1048
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1414
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1443
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1539
Essential Kanji Index: 1591
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1967
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3277
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1735

Words

(こく、コク)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair; body (esp. of food, wine, etc.); weight; substance
過酷 (かこく)
rigour; rigor; severity; cruelty; harsh
酷い (ひどい)
cruel; heartless; hard; harsh; severe; violent; intense; strong; heavy; extreme; very bad; terrible; awful; excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; outrageous; unfair; unjust
冷酷 (れいこく)
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
酷使 (こくし)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
酷似 (こくじ)
resemblance; resemble
残酷 (ざんこく)
cruelty; harshness
惨い (むごい)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; brutal; atrocious; inhuman; tragic; horrible; terrible; dreadful; miserable
酷評 (こくひょう)
severe criticism; damnation
酷吏 (こくり)
an unsparing official
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