Keyword
suffering
- trial
- worry
- hardship
- feel bitter
- scowl
- Frequency
- #623
- Strokes
- 8
- Grade
- 3
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 239
Readings
ク63%
くる17%
にが13%
ぐる7%
Mnemonic
In a drought-struck yard, old blades of grass slump over, begging the sky for water, a picture of suffering.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
滅茶苦茶
absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent; extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton; disorderly; …
Na-adjective
苦しい
painful; difficult; tough; hard; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position); straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); …
I-adjective
苦い
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; displeased; unpleasant; bitter (e.g. experience); painful; distressing; hard; trying
I-adjective
苦しめる
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; …
Ichidan verb
無茶苦茶
nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic; awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless; disorder; …
Na-adjective
ご苦労
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
Noun
苦
pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship; duhkha (suffering)
Noun