Japanese symbol for “egregious”
酷すぎる
ひどすぎる
Romaji: hidosugiru
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
In Japanese, egregious is 酷すぎる, read ひどすぎる (hidosugiru).
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Meanings
- adj-pn egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
Written forms: 酷すぎる、酷過ぎる、ひど過ぎる、非道すぎる. Readings: ひどすぎる、ヒドすぎる.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 残酷 | ざんこく zankoku | cruel; brutal; ruthless |
| 過酷 | かこく kakoku | severe; harsh; hard |
| 冷酷 | れいこく reikoku | cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless |
| 酷い | ひどい hidoi | cruel; heartless; hard |
| 酷暑 | こくしょ kokusho | intense heat; severe heat |
| 酷評 | こくひょう kokuhyou | severe criticism; sharp criticism; scathing criticism |
See also: Chinese symbol for “egregious”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.