残酷

ざんこく

cruelty, harshness

残忍酷薄

ざんにんこくはく

cruel, brutal, atrocious, merciless

残忍冷酷

ざんにんれいこく

atrocious and cold-blooded, cruel, brutal, merciless

残酷非道

ざんこくひどう

inhumanity, atrocity, abominable cruelty

焼け残る

やけのこる

to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it), to survive a fire

酷

こく コク

severe, harsh, stringent, rigorous, strict, unfair

峻酷

しゅんこく

severe (personality), unaffected by love

酷吏

こくり

an unsparing official

酷寒

こっかん

severe (intense) cold, depth of winter

酷熱

こくねつ

intense heat

酷悪

inhuman; wicked; evil

冷酷

れいこく

cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless

惨酷

さんこく むごこく

atrocity, cruelty, brutality

酷似

こくじ

resemblance, resemble

酷遇

こくぐう

maltreatment

酷暑

こくしょ

intense heat

酷使

こくし

exploitation, overuse, abuse

酷薄

こくはく

cruel, inhumane, callous, brutal

酷刑

こっけい

severe punishment