こく
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
It was cruel to make her say anything more than that.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
to be full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); to be rich; to be robust (in flavor); to be full-flavored
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
Examples (4 in total)
It is too harsh to force them to participate.
This is far too cruel a way to be treated.
It was cruel to make her say anything more than that.
It would be rather cruel to correct it now, so let's just leave it as it is.