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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

凶きょう悪あく

kyouaku

heinous, brutal

Example sentences

  1. トムは凶悪きょうあく犯罪はんざいの被害者ひがいしゃになった。

    Tom was the victim of a heinous crime.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれはその犯罪はんざいの凶悪きょうあく性せいに気きづいていなかった。

    He was unaware of the enormity of the offense.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 最近さいきんの凶悪きょうあく事件じけんをニュースで見みるたび、バーチャルな世界せかいと生いきる世界せかいの区別くべつがなくなった若者わかものが急増きゅうぞうしていることに気付きづかされる。

    These days when I hear about these horrible incidents on the news I get the feeling that more and more young people are losing their ability to distinguish between real and virtual worlds.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 凶悪

  • 凶villain; evilOnキョウ
  • 悪bad; viceOnアク・オKunわるい・わる-・あし

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