「深酷」とは　どういう意味ですか > ... > ... 1. 2. 3. * * * Presently, I am reading some pre-war Japanese, and I ran across a word that does not exist in the dictionary. The sentences is as follows: > ... As a guess, I think that this means the following: > .... i.e. we must state that which is absolutely and thoroughly foundational. My question is three-fold: 1. First, I want someone to check if my supposition is correct. 2. Is there any where that this is written in a dictionary? 3. I would like to learn if this differ at all from the common in meaning.

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So as the _kanji_ implies, is an alternative spelling with a nuance of a grave or harsh or atrocious (, ) situation.

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Perhaps it is worth noting that the Agency of Cultural Affairs considers more common:

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