Kanji

苦

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

艸部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

くるしい, -ぐるしい, くるしむ, くるしめる, にがい, にがる

Common Readings

ク, くる…しい, くる…しむ, くる…しめる, にが…い, にが…る

Example sentences

苦しい くるしい
生活 苦しくて 趣味 充てる お金 ない

Life is hard, and I have no money to spend on hobbies.

勝利 しょうり
彼ら 苦しい 戦い 勝利 収めた

They achieved a hard-won victory.

苦手 にがて
人前 話す 苦手 です

I'm not very good at speaking in front of people.

遅い おそい
遅い ので 走る 苦手 です

Because I'm slow at running, I'm not good at it.

苦労 くろう
若い 大変 苦労 した そうだ

I heard that he went through a lot of hardships when he was young.

やっと やっと
苦労 やっと 目的地 到着 した

After much hardship, I finally arrived at the destination.

苦笑 くしょう
自分 失敗 指摘 され 苦笑 する しか なかった

Having his mistake pointed out, he could only give a wry smile.

田夫野老 でんぷやろう
田夫野老 振る舞い 見て 苦笑した

He gave a wry smile seeing the rustic behavior.

苦しむ くるしむ
長年 腰痛 苦しんでいる

He has been suffering from lower back pain for many years.

貧困 ひんこん
貧困 苦しむ 人々 助ける ため 活動 している

He is working to help people suffering from poverty.

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