冷酷 れいこく cruelty N1 #14,262 Meanings na-adjective, noun cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless Its kanji 冷 レイ · つめ.たい、ひ.える、ひ.や、ひ.ややか、ひ.やす、ひ.やかす、さ.める、さ.ます cool, cold (beer, person), chill 酷 コク · ひど.い cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust In sentences Furigana 犬いぬを叩たたくなんて彼かれは冷酷れいこくだ。 It was cruel of him to beat his dog. #175222