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残忍

惨忍

Reading

Kana: ざんにん
Romaji: zannin
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Definition

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cruelty; atrocity; brutality

Kanji

Readings: ザン、 サン、 のこ.る、 のこ.す、 そこな.う、 のこ.り
Meanings: remainder, leftover, balance
Readings: ニン、 しの.ぶ、 しの.ばせる
Meanings: endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak
Readings: サン、 ザン、 みじ.め、 いた.む、 むご.い
Meanings: wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

Example Sentences

かつて残忍(ざんにん)王様(おうさま)がいた。
➥Once upon a time, there lived a cruel king.
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(さめ)はその()()えた残忍(ざんにん)さで悪名(あくめい)(たか)い。
➥Sharks are infamous for their blood thirsty natures.
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この(まち)自然(しぜん)残忍(ざんにん)(ちから)によって破壊(はかい)された。
➥The city was ruined by the brutal force of nature.
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捕虜(ほりょ)虐殺(ぎゃくさつ)したのは残忍(ざんにん)行為(こうい)だ。
➥The slaughter of the prisoners was a barbarous act.
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囚人(しゅうじん)たちは(おそ)ろしいほど残忍(ざんにん)(あつか)われた。
➥The prisoners were treated with monstrous cruelty.
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そのかわいそうな人々(ひとびと)残忍(ざんにん)独裁者(どくさいしゃ)のなすがままだった。
➥The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
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