Keyword
suffering
Info
FrequencyTop 200-300
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
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KankenLevel 8
Heisig239
Readings
(46%)
くる
(28%)
にが
(19%)
ぐる
(4%)
くっ
(1%)
Composed of
blades of grass
old
Mnemonic

These old blades of grass are suffering as they haven't been watered in ages.

Used in vocabulary (251 in total)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
Examples (200 in total)
They had to endure a hard life.
Are you afraid of the dark?
I'm not good at meeting people.