苦
苦: bitter
bitter; painful; hardship
8 strokesElementary · Grade 3 (8級)in 65 words here
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Kunくるしい・ぐるしい・くるしむ・くるしめる・にがい・にがる
苦しい(くるしい) "painful", 苦い(にがい) "bitter"; 苦手(にがて) "weak at". く in 苦労(くろう).
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Key words
苦しいくるしいpainful; hard
苦いにがいbitter
苦労くろうhardship; trouble
苦手にがてweak point; dislikes
苦情くじょうcomplaint
Example sentences
このコーヒーは、苦くて飲めません。
This coffee is so bitter that I can't drink it.
走りすぎて、息が苦しくなった。
I ran too much and became short of breath.
母は苦労して、私たちを育ててくれた。
My mother went through hardship to raise us.