Word Meaning 刻薄

こくはく kokuhaku

刻薄 is read as こくはく (kokuhaku) and means cruel.

Meaning

English

  1. cruel
  2. inhumane
  3. callous
  4. brutal

Reading

Kana

こくはく

Romaji

kokuhaku

Writing Variants

  • 酷薄 こくはく kokuhaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 136322 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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残忍刻薄

ざんにんこくはく

cruel

刻印

こくいん

brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace)

軽薄

けいはく

frivolous

すすき

Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis)

手薄

てうす

insufficient (stock, money, etc.)

希薄

きはく

lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.)

肉薄

にくはく

closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.)

品薄

しなうす

shortage of stock

気乗薄

きのりうす

unenthusiastic

期待薄

きたいうす

not to be depended on

地薄

じうす

thin (fabric, cloth, paper)

刻む

きざむ

to have tattooed