Meaning of 残酷 in Japanese

Definition of 残酷

ざんこく(zankoku) 【残酷】

ざんこくひどう(zankokuhidou) 【残酷非道】

ざんこくやき(zankokuyaki) 【残酷焼】

動物どうぶつに残酷なことをしてするはいけない。

Don't be cruel to animals.

ペットぺっとを虐待ぎゃくたいすると彼かれは残酷ざんこくだ。

It is cruel of him to ill-treat pets.

ついに、その残酷な男おとこに刑務所けいむしょ行きの判決はんけつがくだされたくだす。

Eventually the cruel man was sentenced to jail.

I never thought he was capable of doing something so cruel.

それは残酷な運命うんめいの極めつけの例である。

It's a perfect example of cruel fate.

The girl was at the mercy of his cruelty.

その残酷な男おとこは犬いぬをムチで打ったぶつ。

The cruel man beat the dog with a whip.

かつてその国くにに残酷な支配者しはいしゃがいたいる。

There was once a cruel ruler in the country.

Can a child do such a cruel thing?

In a way, life is a cruel thing. It holds major problems in store for each one of us.