苦
suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Grade Level
Grade 3
Stroke Count
8 strokes
Radical
艸部
On'yomi (Chinese Reading)
ク
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 Vocabulary
苦しい
くるしい
painful, difficult, struggling
苦手
にがて
weak point, not good at
苦労
くろう
hardship, difficulty, trouble
苦笑
くしょう
bitter smile, wry smile
苦しむ
くるしむ
to suffer; to be in pain
苦痛
くつう
pain, agony, suffering
苦笑い
にがわらい
bitter smile, wry smile
苦い
にがい
bitter
苦しみ
くるしみ
suffering, pain, agony
苦しめる
くるしめる
to torment, to cause pain, to make suffer
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