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惨い
酷い
Readings

mugoi
ムゴい
mugoi
English
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
Usually written using kana alone
cruel, merciless, pitiless, brutal, atrocious, inhuman

I-adjective (keiyoushi)
Usually written using kana alone
tragic, horrible, terrible, dreadful, miserable, ugly, horrifying

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future むごい
is [x]
むごくない
is not [x]
Past むごかった
was [x]
むごくなかった
was not [x]
Te-form, Continuative むごくて
is [x] and...
むごくなくて
is not [x] and...
Kanjis
ON: サン, ザン KUN: みじ.め, いた.む, むご.い
wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

Stroke: 11 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-8 FC: 9302.2


ON: コク KUN: ひど.い
cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust

Stroke: 14 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-7-7 FC: 1466.6


Phrases
動物に対してむごいことをしてはいけない。
Parts: 動物 (どうぶつ) に対して (にたいして) 惨い (むごい) (こと) 行けない (いけない)
You ought not to be cruel to animals.