つらい – Vocabulary details

つらい

Meanings

Adjective (い)

Usually written in kana

1. painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)

2. tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations)

3. cruel; harsh; cold

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

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Used in: 3908

Used in vocabulary (2 in total)

つらい目めにあう

to have a hard time of it

つらいめにあう

to have a hard time of it

Examples (11 in total)

つらいから気きをつけて。

It's spicy, so be careful.

あんまりつらくないから食たべやすい。

It's not all that spicy, so it's easy to eat.

寒さむい朝あさは起おきるのがつらい。

It is difficult to wake up on cold mornings.

「つらい食たべ物ものって、好すき？」「好すき好ずき」

"Do you like spicy food?" "I love it."

一いっ生しょうで一いち番ばんつらい経けい験けんといえるでしょう。

That might be the most painful experience in my life.

ラマダン４よ日っか目めが超ちょうつらかった。

The first four days of Ramadan were super tough.

それ以い降こう彼かれはつらい一いっ生しょうを送おくった。

He led a hard life after that.

「チョリソーってなに？」「一いっ種しゅの肉にくだね。つらいソーセージだよ」

"What's chorizo?" "It's a type of meat. It's like a spicy sausage."

愛あいする我わが子こを失うしなうことほどつらいことはない。

There's nothing more painful than losing one's loved child.

開かい拓たく者しゃ達たちはつらい生せい活かつをしたし、彼かれ等らの子こ供どももそうだった。

Pioneer men and women had a hard life, and so did their children.

このカレーはとてもつらいです。

This curry is very hot.

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Meanings

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

Used in vocabulary (2 in total)

Examples (11 in total)