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苦

N3

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • suffering
  • trial
  • worry
  • hardship
  • feel bitter
  • scowl

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • くる.しい
  • -ぐる.しい
  • くる.しむ
  • くる.しめる
  • にが.い
  • にが.る
Strokes
8
JLPT Level
N3
Frequency
#1017
School Grade
Grade 3
Radical
艸#140 · grass

Components

Common Words

  • 苦くNoun
    pain, anguish, suffering
  • 苦労くろうNoun
    trouble, hardship, difficulty
  • 苦情くじょうNoun
    complaint, troubles, objection
  • 苦手にがてna-adjective
    poor (at), weak (in), not very good (at)
  • 苦しみくるしみNoun
    pain, anguish, distress
  • 苦悩くのうNoun
    (mental) agony, anguish, suffering
  • 苦戦くせんNoun
    hard fight, close game, struggle
  • 苦いにがいi-adjective
    bitter (taste)

Practice in Kanjiru

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