苦
Suffering, Trial JLPT N3
8 strokes · school grade 3 · frequency rank #623
Meaning
Suffering, Trial, Worry, Hardship, Feel Bitter, Scowl
Readings
On’yomiク ku
Kun’yomiくる.しい kurushii、-ぐる.しい gurushii、くる.しむ kurushimu、くる.しめる kurushimeru、にが.い nigai、にが.る nigaru
Radical
Components
- 艹 (radical)
- 古 — Old
Example sentences
- 断末魔の苦しみもなくなっていた。The last agony was over.
- その仕事は苦しみそのものだった。The task was total agony.
- 人々はガスでいきが苦しくなった。People were choked with the gas.
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