酷暑

こくしょ

intense heat

酷寒猛暑

こっかんもうしょ

bitter cold and fierce heat

猛暑日

もうしょび

extremely hot day (i.e. 35 degrees Celsius or greater)

酷

こく コク

severe, harsh, stringent, rigorous, strict, unfair

暑

しょ

heat

酷い

ひどい

cruel, heartless, hard, harsh, severe

残酷

ざんこく

cruelty, harshness

酷烈

こくれつ

severity

冷酷

れいこく

cruelty, coldheartedness, relentless, ruthless

酷寒

こっかん

severe (intense) cold, depth of winter

惨酷

さんこく むごこく

atrocity, cruelty, brutality

酷評

こくひょう

severe criticism, damnation

酷使

こくし

exploitation, overuse, abuse

酷似

こくじ

resemblance, resemble

酷遇

こくぐう

maltreatment

酷く

ひどく

very much, terribly, badly, awfully, extremely

酷悪

inhuman; wicked; evil

酷税

こくぜい

heavy taxation

酷吏

こくり

an unsparing official