Stroke order for the kanji 苦

feel bitter, hardship, scowl, suffering, trial, worry

N3Grade 38 strokesRadical

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ぐる.しい、くる.しい、くる.しむ、くる.しめる、にが.い、にが.る

Meanings

feel bitter, hardship, scowl, suffering, trial, worry

Words containing

労様ごくろうさまthank you (for your hard work), I appreciate your efforts
にがいbitter
しいくるしいpainful, difficult, tough
しみくるしみpain, anguish, distress
しむくるしむto suffer, to groan, to be worried
しめるくるしめるto torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain
くきょうdifficult situation, adverse circumstances, predicament
くげんcandid advice, frank advice, honest opinion
にがてpoor (at), weak (in), not very good (at)
くじゅうbitterness, distress, pain
くしょうbitter smile, wry smile, strained laugh
笑いにがわらいbitter smile, wry smile, forced smile
くじょうcomplaint, troubles, objection
くしんpains, hard work, effort
くせんhard fight, close game, struggle
くつうpain, agony, suffering
くなんsuffering, distress, hardship
肉の策くにくのさくlast resort, desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
くのう(mental) agony, anguish, suffering
にがみbitterness, bitter taste
くりょracking one's brains, worrying oneself, being anxious
くろうtrouble, hardship, difficulty
しいみぐるしいunsightly, ugly, unseemly
しいおもくるしいheavy (feeling, etc.), gloomy (weather, etc.), oppressive (atmosphere, etc.)

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