苦
ク
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
Words
苦笑
くしょう
- bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh n vs
苦渋
くじゅう
- bitterness; distress; pain; anguish; affliction n vs adj-no
- bitterness and astringency n
苦行
くぎょう
- penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism n vs adj-no
苦言
くげん
- candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice n
苦境
くきょう
- difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress n