勉強 / 漢字 / 苦

くる.しい • -ぐる.しい • くる.しむ • くる.しめる • にが.い • にが.る

suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl

Grade Level 3

8 Strokes

Words

苦しい

くるしい

  • painful; difficult; tough; hard adj-i
  • distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position) adj-i
  • straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling adj-i
  • strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched adj-i
  • hard to do; unpleasant suf adj-i
Beginner II

苦心

くしん

  • pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor n vs
Intermediate

苦情

くじょう

  • complaint; troubles; objection; grievance n
Intermediate

無茶苦茶

むちゃくちゃ ムチャクチャ

  • nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic adj-na uk yoji
  • awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless adj-na uk
  • disorder; confusion; being jumbled; being mixed up n adj-na uk
  • very; extremely; excessively adv col uk
Intermediate II

見苦しい

みぐるしい

  • unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful; shameful adj-i
Intermediate II