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Japanese word 冷酷: cruelty / ruthless / coldheartedness. Meanings and example sentences.

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冷酷 (れいこく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

冷酷 (れいこく) means cruelty / ruthless / coldheartedness.

See example sentences below.

冷酷 at a glance

冷酷
れいこくreikoku
N1adj
cruelty / ruthless / coldheartedness
冷酷れいこくreikokuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 冷酷

Core meaning

cruelty / ruthless / coldheartedness

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は冷酷な判断をした。

Translation

He made a ruthless decision.

Example 2

冷酷な言葉で傷つけた。

Translation

He hurt me with coldhearted words.

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