Info on the Kanji 苦 | What's a Kanji? |
| suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl | |
| onyomi | KU |
| kunyomi | kuru-shii, kuru-shimu, kuru-shimeru, niga-i, niga- |
| stroke count | 8 |
| grade | 3 |
| jlpt level | N3 |
| Example words with 苦 | |
| Word | Meaning |
| 苦く ku | pain / anguish / suffering / distress / anxiety / worry / trouble / difficulty / hardship / duhkha |
| 業苦ぎょうく gyou ku | karmic suffering |
| 勤苦つとむく tsutomu ku | toil and hardship |
| 苦いにがい nigai | bitter |
| 苦さくるさ kurusa | bitterness / bitter taste |
| 苦みくみ ku mi | bitterness / bitter taste |
| 苦るくる ku ru | to feel bitter / to scowl |
| 苦界くかい kukai | world of suffering / life of prostitution |
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| Example Sentences with 苦 |
| 何で人生はこんなに苦悩でいっぱいなんだ？ 情熱は苦悩を生む。 あははは、ほんっと、隠し事するのが苦手なんだね～。 子供や赤ちゃんは生理的に苦手なの。 |
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