Meaning

Primary

Severe Criticism

Alternative

Damnation

Word Type

noun, verbal noun, の adjective

Explanation

Evaluate in a cruel way so you can lay some severe criticism down on your competition! It's not the nicest thing to do, and it's not very constructive for them, but it will make you look better.

Reading

こくひょう
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Context Sentences

いちいち酷評を気にしてたら、何も書けないよ。

I can’t write anything if I pay an undue amount of attention to each severe criticism.

Kanji Composition