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苦しい
kurushii
tough; physically strenuous
Example sentence
彼の家族はかなり生活が苦しい。
His family is rather badly off.
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Words with the same kanji
| Word | JLPT | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 苦い | N4 | にがい | にがいbitter | |
| 苦手 | N3 | にがて | にがてpoor (at), not good at; weak point; dislike | |
| 苦労 | N3 | くろう | くろうhardship; suffering | |
| 苦痛 | N3 | くつう | くつうpain, agony | |
| 苦しむ | N3 | くるしむ | くるしむto suffer, to groan, to be worried | |
| 苦 | N3 | く | くtrouble, worry, difficulty | |
| 苦情 | N2 | くじょう | くじょうcomplaint, grievance, grumble | |
| ご苦労様 | N2 | ごくろうさま | ごくろうさまThank you for your hard work |
More Attributes & Adjectives words
| Word | Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 小 | しょう | しょうsmall / little (used in compounds; e.g. 小学校[しょうがっこう] = elementary school) | |
| 良い | よい | よいgood, nice | |
| 大 | だい | だいbig, great | |
| 上 | じょう | じょうfirst volume; top grade; the above (e.g. 上巻[じょうかん] = vol.1, 上級[じょうきゅう] = advanced) | |
| 上 | うわ | うわupper, outer, surface | |
| 上 | かみ | かみupper part, upstream, higher-ups (e.g. 川上[かわかみ] = upstream, 上座[かみざ] = seat of honor) | |
| 可能 | かのう | かのうpossible, practicable, feasible | |
| 最高 | さいこう | さいこうhighest, supreme, the most |
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