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Keyword
suffering
Info
Frequency
Top 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade)
?
Kanken
Level 8
Heisig
239
Readings
く
(46%)
くる
(27%)
にが
(19%)
ぐる
(4%)
くっ
(1%)
ぐ
Composed of
艹
blades of grass
古
old
Mnemonic
These
old
blades of grass
are
suffering
as they haven't been watered in ages.
Used in vocabulary (279 in total)
苦
くる
し
い
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
苦
く
労
ろう
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
苦
にが
手
て
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
276 more...
Examples (200 in total)
息
いき
が
苦
くる
しい
気
き
がしました。
I felt like I was having trouble breathing.
許
ゆる
しますから、そんな
苦
くる
しそうな
顔
かお
しないでください!
I forgive you, so please don't make such a distressed face!
悲
かな
しくて
苦
くる
しくてなにもしたくない。
I am sad and distressed, and I don't want to do anything.
197 more...