JLPT N3

hardship; suffering; bitterness

Item 116 of 446 | 8 strokes | Radical: 艹 (grass), 古 (old)

Readings

On'yomi
Kun'yomiくる・しい、く る・しむ、くる ・しめる、にが ・い、にが・る

Mnemonic

BITTER - grass old, harsh taste.

Example Words

苦しい (くるしい) difficult; agonizing; painful
苦しむ (くるしむ) to suffer
苦労 (くろう) hardship; labour; toil
苦手 (にがて) poor (at); weak (in); dislike (of)
苦痛 (くつう) pain; agony