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苦: bitter

bitter; painful; hardship
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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

This coffee is so bitter that I can't drink it.

I ran too much and became short of breath.

My mother went through hardship to raise us.

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