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N3 Kanji 290: 苦
Meaning:
In Japanese, 苦 means “bitter”.
How to read it:
| Kunyomi | くる、にが |
| Onyomi | く |
How to write it:
Origin:
You can see someone eating grass, the grass must be very bitter.
So 苦 means “bitter”.
Development:
Vocabulary:
| Level | Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 苦い | にがい | bitter |
| Inter | 苦労 | くろう | hard work |
| Inter | 苦しい | くるしい | painful |
| Inter | 苦しむ | くるしむ | to suffer |
| Inter | 苦手 | にがて | bad at |
| Inter | 苦痛 | くつう | pain |
| Inter | 苦しみ | くるしみ | suffering |
| Adv | 苦 | く | bitterness |
| Adv | 苦情 | くじょう | complaint |
| Adv | 苦笑 | くしょう | wry smile |
| Adv | 苦しめる | くるしめる | to torment |
| Adv | 苦悩 | くのう | agony |
| Adv | 目茶苦茶 | めちゃくちゃ | unreasonable |
| Adv | 息苦しい | いきぐるしい | stuffy |
| Adv | 苦難 | くなん | hardship |
| Adv | 苦心 | くしん | pains |
| Adv | 苦闘 | くとう | struggle |
| H_Adv | 重苦しい | おもくるしい | oppressive |
| H_Adv | 見苦しい | みぐるしい | looks bad |
| H_Adv | 苦境 | くきょう | difficult situation |
| H_Adv | 無茶苦茶 | むちゃくちゃ | unreasonable |
| H_Adv | 堅苦しい | かたくるしい | rigidly formal |
| H_Adv | 苦々しい | にがにがしい | unpleasant |
| H_Adv | 苦笑い | にがわらい | wry smile |
| H_Adv | 苦戦 | くせん | struggle |
| H_Adv | 苦渋 | くじゅう | painful |
| S_Adv | 苦味 | にがみ | bitterness |
| S_Adv | 苦慮 | くりょ | be anxious |
| Others | 心苦しい | こころぐるしい | painful |
| Others | 苦し紛れ | くるしまぎれ | in desperation |
| Others | 苦言 | くげん | complaint |
| Others | 狭苦しい | せまくるしい | cramped |
| Others | ほろ苦い | ほろにがい | slightly bitter |
| Others | 寝苦しい | ねぐるしい | hard to sleep |
| Others | 悩み苦しむ | なやみくるしむ | to suffer |
| Others | 聞き苦しい | ききぐるしい | uncomfortable |
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