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辛つらい
Meanings
Adjective (い)
Usually written in kana
1. painful; bitter; heart-breaking; difficult (emotionally)
I don't understand why I am in pain or why I am sad.
2. tough; difficult; hard (usu. of situations)
It's a tough position, you know.
3. cruel; harsh; cold
Alt. forms
辛つらい
62%
つらい
35%
ツラい
1%
Kanji used
辛
spicy
Pitch accent
つ
らい
つ
ら
い
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Used in: 3750
Used in vocabulary (4 in total)
to have a hard time of it
to have a hard time of it
to have a hard time of it
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Examples (25 in total)
Even sitting up is painful.
It's hard when the food tastes bad, isn't it?
It's not all that spicy, so it's easy to eat.
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