See also: 殘酷

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 殘酷 (“cruel; ruthless; difficult and dangerous”).
(This term is the simplified form of 殘酷).
Notes:

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
ざん
Grade: 4
こく
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
殘酷 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

(ざん)(こく) (zankoku-na (adnominal (ざん)(こく) (zankoku na), adverbial (ざん)(こく) (zankoku ni))

  1. cruel
    残酷(ざんこく)天使(てんし)のテーゼ
    Zankoku na tenshi no tēze”
    "A Cruel Angel's Thesis"

Inflection edit

Noun edit

(ざん)(こく) (zankoku

  1. cruelty

References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN