Medoru
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苦
JLPT N3 SL3 8 strokes Frequency: #623

Meanings

Suffering, Trial, Worry, Hardship, Feel Bitter, Scowl

Radicals

θ‰Ή

Decomposition

⿱艹叀

Etymology

Pictophonetic: grass

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 horizontal bottom-to-top
2 vertical top-to-bottom
3 vertical right-to-left
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 vertical right-to-left
6 vertical bottom-to-top
7 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
8 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
γ‚― ku
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
くる kuru
にが niga

Words Using This Kanji

193 words total
Other (20 words)
ε€Ÿι‡‘θ‹¦ しゃっきんく

pain of being in debt

苦ζ₯½γ‚’共にする くらくをともにする

to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with)

ε€œιœ²ζ­»θ‹¦ γ‚ˆγ‚γ—γ

best regards

理解に苦しむ γ‚Šγ‹γ„γ«γγ‚‹γ—γ‚€

to be unable to understand

苦桷 くかい

sea of suffering

苦っぽい γ«γŒγ£γ½γ„

bitterish

θ‹¦θ¨€γ‚’ε‘ˆγ™γ‚‹ くげんをていする

to give candid advice

葆苦 しゅく

numerous sufferings

葆苦充満 γ—γ‚…γγ˜γ‚…γ†γΎγ‚“

filled with numerous sufferings

ε—θ‹¦εœ γ˜γ‚…γγ‘γ‚“

harm zone

受苦 γ˜γ‚…γ

suffering pain

諸苦 しょく

numerous sufferings

苦咃に立぀ γγγ‚‡γ†γ«γŸγ€

to be in difficulties

δΊŒι‡θ‹¦ γ«γ˜γ‚…γ†γ

double torture

堅っ苦しい γ‹γŸγ£γγ‚‹γ—γ„

formal

θ‹¦εŠ΄γ‚’γ‹γ‘γ‚‹ くろうをかける

to cause someone trouble

四重苦 γ‚ˆγ‚“γ˜γ‚…γ†γ

four-fold hardship

θ‹¦εœŸηŸ³η° くどせっかい

dolomite lime

苦杯をγͺめる くはいをγͺめる

to drink a bitter cup

苦杯を喫する くはいをきっする

to drink a bitter cup

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