Meanings
Readings
Common Words
kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera
painful; difficult; tough; hard
distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)
straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling
strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched
Suffix; After -masu stem of verb; often ใใใใ
hard to do; unpleasant
trouble; hardship; difficulty; labour; labor; toil; pains
anxiety; worry; concern; cares
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
disorderly; chaotic; confused; messy
Adverb (fukushi)
incredibly; really; so; super
bitter
Memory Mnemonics
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
We gave flowers to the old woman suffering in the hospital.
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