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잔학
잔학
殘虐
[ janhak ]
「명사」 Noun
• cruelty; brutality; atrocity
The quality of being very cruel and ferocious without mercy.
character & values
negative
Type:
Sino-Korean
Level:
Intermediate
The hanja from which the word comes
殘 (잔)
–
to remain, to be left over, to injure, to damage
虐 (학)
–
cruel, harsh, brutal, tyrannical, oppressive
Synonyms
무자비
–
mercilessness; cruelty
Neighboring words in the dictionary
잔디밭
잔말
잔병
잔소리
잔손
잔심부름
잔치
잔털
잔학
잔해
잖아
잘
잘못
잘하다
잠
잠결
잠깐
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