Word Meaning 酷い

ひどい hidoi

酷い is read as ひどい (hidoi) and means very bad.

Meaning

English

  1. very bad
  2. terrible
  3. awful
  4. cruel
  5. heartless
  6. hard
  7. harsh
  8. severe

Reading

Kana

ひどい

Romaji

hidoi

Writing Variants

  • 非道い ひどい hidoi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 16510 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

酷寒

こくかん

severe cold

酷暑

こくしょ

intense heat

酷使

こくし

exploitation

酷評

こくひょう

severe criticism

酷似

こくじ

resembling closely

こく

severe

酷く

ひどく

terribly

残酷

ざんこく

cruel

冷酷

れいこく

cruelty

過酷

かこく

severe

Example Sentences

10

そんなひどいことはいわないで。

Don't say something that cruel.

かれはひどいあつかいをうけた。

He was treated cruelly.

ことしのなつはあつさがひどい。

This summer's heat is severe.

あんなひどいしうちはゆるせない。

I can't forgive such atrocious treatment.

I have a bad headache.

The smell is disgusting.

What horrible weather.

He caught a terrible cold.

An awful accident happened yesterday.

It's already nighttime but the noise upstairs is horrible.