苦
苦 — feel bitter, hardship, scowl, suffering, trial, worry
N3Grade 38 strokesRadical 艹
On'yomi (音読み)
ク
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 苦
ご苦労様ごくろうさまthank you (for your hard work), I appreciate your efforts
苦いにがいbitter
苦しいくるしいpainful, difficult, tough
苦しみくるしみpain, anguish, distress
苦しむくるしむto suffer, to groan, to be worried
苦しめるくるしめるto torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain
苦境くきょうdifficult situation, adverse circumstances, predicament
苦言くげんcandid advice, frank advice, honest opinion
苦手にがてpoor (at), weak (in), not very good (at)
苦渋くじゅうbitterness, distress, pain
苦笑くしょうbitter smile, wry smile, strained laugh
苦笑いにがわらいbitter smile, wry smile, forced smile
苦情くじょうcomplaint, troubles, objection
苦心くしんpains, hard work, effort
苦戦くせんhard fight, close game, struggle
苦痛くつうpain, agony, suffering
苦難くなんsuffering, distress, hardship
苦肉の策くにくのさくlast resort, desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
苦悩くのう(mental) agony, anguish, suffering
苦味にがみbitterness, bitter taste
苦慮くりょracking one's brains, worrying oneself, being anxious
苦労くろうtrouble, hardship, difficulty
見苦しいみぐるしいunsightly, ugly, unseemly
重苦しいおもくるしいheavy (feeling, etc.), gloomy (weather, etc.), oppressive (atmosphere, etc.)