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苦くるしい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
1. painful; difficult; tough; hard
I felt like I was having trouble breathing.
2. distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)
I forgive you, so please don't make such a distressed face!
3. straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling
4. strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched
That excuse is far-fetched.
Adjective (い)
Suffix
5. hard to do; unpleasant
after -masu stem of verb; often ぐるしい
Alt. forms
苦くるしい
98%
くるしい
1%
Kanji used
苦
suffering
Pitch accent
く
るし
い
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
have a pain in one's chest
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Examples (22 in total)
Hunger is painful.
I felt like I was having trouble breathing.
It's tough just to lift your arms, you know?
That excuse is far-fetched.
I am sad and distressed, and I don't want to do anything.
I've got gas built up in my stomach, and it's uncomfortable.
I'm a little short of cash this month.
They had to endure a hard life.
It was tough, but if you just swallow it down, things will work out somehow.
On days when we suffer, let us comfort each other.
That must be a harsh and difficult way of life.
It was painful for me to be so concerned about my mother's mood.
Because it is painful, I gently shift the position of my head.
The old man is clutching his stomach, writhing in pain.
An unexpected expense left me short of cash.
No matter how painful it is, no matter how tough it is, I will absolutely not lose!
I forgive you, so please don't make such a distressed face!
Her eyebrows are drawn together, and she has a pained expression.
I can hear a pained voice through the phone.
Telling the truth was painful, no matter how much time passed.
No matter how painful it is, the ordeal will end in about three days.
My chest feels tight and constricted, and I have the sensation that tears are about to flow.