Word Meaning 惨酷

さんこく sankoku

惨酷 is read as さんこく (sankoku) and means atrocity.

Meaning

English

  1. atrocity
  2. cruelty
  3. brutality

Reading

Kana

さんこく

Romaji

sankoku

Writing Variants

  • 酸酷 さんこく sankoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 135439 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

冷酷無惨

れいこくむざん

cruel and heartless

惨敗

さんぱい

ignominious defeat

惨め

みじめ

miserable

惨事

さんじ

disaster

惨状

さんじょう

disastrous scene

惨劇

さんげき

tragedy

惨禍

さんか

calamity

惨殺

ざんさつ

slaughter

惨死体

ざんしたい

corpse of a person who has met a violent death

惨状を極める

さんじょうをきわめる

to present a very terrible (miserable) sight

惨話

さんわ

heartbreaking story

惨死

ざんし

tragic death

Example Sentences

1

ざんこくなしうちにたえられない。

I can't bear such cruel treatment.