冷酷
N1れいこく reikoku
- cruelty
- coldheartedness
- relentless
- ruthless
な-adjectivenoun
Chinese meanings
冷酷
Examples
- 犬を叩くなんて彼は冷酷だ。It was cruel of him to beat his dog.他竟然打狗,真冷酷。
- 彼の冷酷な言葉が今でも私の心の中でうずいている。His bitter words still rankle in my mind.他冷酷的话至今仍刺痛我的心。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('d6a5ec1c0b'); // 冷酷
{
"id": "d6a5ec1c0b",
"word": "冷酷",
"reading": "れいこく",
"romaji": "reikoku",
"meanings": [
"cruelty",
"coldheartedness",
"relentless",
"ruthless"
],
"level": "N1",
"pos": [
"adj-na",
"n"
],
"jmdict_id": 1556980,
"examples": [
{
"ja": "犬を叩くなんて彼は冷酷だ。",
"furigana": "{犬|いぬ}を{叩|たた}くなんて{彼|かれ}は{冷酷|れいこく}だ。",
"en": "It was cruel of him to beat his dog.",
"tatoeba_id": 175222
},
{
"ja": "彼の冷酷な言葉が今でも私の心の中でうずいている。",
"en": "His bitter words still rankle in my mind.",
"tatoeba_id": 115855
}
],
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "44fd12d05e45a2e95a860247cdae8a21fe4d02f0d3e1a550c0369146ca631616",
"meanings": [
"冷酷"
],
"examples": [
{
"ja": "犬を叩くなんて彼は冷酷だ。",
"zh": "他竟然打狗,真冷酷。"
},
{
"ja": "彼の冷酷な言葉が今でも私の心の中でうずいている。",
"zh": "他冷酷的话至今仍刺痛我的心。"
}
],
"references": [
"upstream vocab/n1/d6a5ec1c0b",
"JMdict ent_seq 1556980; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "c74116274a1358b2996f2efcb72f6a89508851c0c94f692c83fd1d2c01be9e09"
}
}