ひどい

• 読み: ひどい
• ローマ字: hidoi
• 発音: /çi.do.i/

意味

Terrible; awful; cruel; harsh. Describes something extremely bad or unfair.

An i-adjective with a wide range of negative meanings. Can describe weather (ひどい雨, terrible rain), treatment (ひどいことを言う, to say cruel things), conditions (ひどい状態, terrible state), or severity (風邪がひどい, a bad cold). Usually written in hiragana despite having the kanji 酷い. Very common in emotional reactions.

例文

1. 昨日はひどい雨で電車が止まった。
2. そんなひどいことを言わないでください。
3. 風邪がひどくなったので病院に行きました。

使い方ガイド

場面: complaints, weather, emotions

トーン: negative

起源と歴史

Written in kanji as 酷い, where 酷 combines 酉 (tori, wine jar) with 告 (koku, to tell/announce). Originally related to harsh or bitter flavour — extended to mean cruel, severe, or terrible.

文化的背景

時代: Early Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal