Word Meaning 酷い

むごい mugoi

酷い is read as むごい (mugoi) and means cruel.

Meaning

English

  1. cruel
  2. merciless
  3. pitiless
  4. brutal
  5. atrocious
  6. inhuman
  7. tragic
  8. horrible

Reading

Kana

むごい

Romaji

mugoi

Writing Variants

  • 惨い むごい mugoi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 136825 Priority V

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

酷い仕打ち

ひどいしうち

cruel treatment

酷薄無情

こくはくむじょう

cold-hearted

酷い目にあう

ひどいめにあう

to have a bad time

酷道

こくどう

(national) road in poor condition

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.