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苦くNounFreq #7738
1

pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship

Examples
なんの苦もなくその場所を見つけた。
He had no difficulty in finding the place.
2

Buddhism

duhkha (suffering)

くっそ苦蘇こそクッソコソNounUsually kanaFreq #259
1

kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica); kosso; cusso; koso; brayera

苦しいくるしい～い Adj.Freq #972
1

painful; difficult; tough; hard

Examples
苦しい、やめろ。
It's so painful. Stop it!
2

distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)

Examples
彼は過去の苦しい生活を黙想した。
He meditated on his past life of suffering.
3

straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling

Examples
彼の家族はかなり生活が苦しい。
His family is rather badly off.
4

strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched

5

Suffix; After -masu stem of verb; often ぐるしい

hard to do; unpleasant

苦労くろう苦勞Noun～する VerbFreq #1210
1

trouble; hardship; difficulty; labour; labor; toil; pains

Examples
せっかくの苦労もあだになった。
All my pains went for nothing.
2

anxiety; worry; concern; cares

苦しむくるしむIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #1288
1

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

Examples
人々は貧困に苦しんだ。
People were ground down by poverty.
苦手にがてNoun～な Adj.Freq #1621
1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)

Examples
私は数学は苦手だ。
I am out of my element in math.
2

not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

苦痛くつうNounFreq #2640
1

pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

Examples
苦痛で彼の顔が歪んでいる。
His face is distorted by pain.
苦しみくるしみNounFreq #2915
1

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

Examples
私達は他人の苦しみに同情するべきだ。
We should feel for the pains of others.
苦笑くしょうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #3040
1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

苦いにがい～い Adj.Freq #4132
1

bitter

Examples
私は苦いものが好きだ。
I have a fancy for bitter things.
苦笑いにがわらいNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #4241
1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

苦しめるくるしめるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #4549
1

to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt

Examples
その事実が彼女の心を苦しめている。
The matter weighs on her mind.
2

to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle

苦戦くせんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #6748
1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

苦悩くのうNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #7165
1

(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

Examples
その知らせは多くの人々を苦悩におとしいれた。
Many people were plunged into distress by the news.
苦々しい苦苦しいにがにがしい～い Adj.Freq #8761
1

unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

Examples
私はそれをとても苦々しく思う。
I'm very bitter about that.
苦悶くもんNoun～の Adj.Intransitive～する VerbFreq #8876
1

anguish

苦情くじょうNounFreq #11376
1

complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

Examples
その顧客の苦情は微妙な問題に関わるものだった。
The customer's complaint was about a sensitive issue.
苦難くなんNounFreq #13372
1

suffering; distress; hardship; trial

Examples
彼等は多くの苦難をたえしのんだ。
They endured many difficulties.
苦心くしんNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #15366
1

pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

Examples
苦心の甲斐があった。
That was well worth the trouble.
苦渋くじゅうNounFreq #15553
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

bitterness; distress; pain; anguish; affliction

Examples
だからまあ、学生会としても苦渋の決断てやつなんだ。わかってやってくれ。
So, well, it's a bitter decision for the student council to make as well. Give 'em a break.
2

bitterness and astringency

《苦味》苦みにがみNoun～の Adj.Freq #19291
1

bitterness; bitter taste

Examples
この咳止め用トローチは苦味があるがよくきく。
These cough lozenges taste bitter but they will do you much good.
苦境くきょう苦況NounFreq #20946
1

difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress

Examples
苦境にあるとき助けになるものだ。
It helps us in times of difficulty.
苦し紛れくるしまぎれNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #21449
1

Oft. as 〜に

(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

苦虫にがむしNounFreq #22749
1

bitter-tasting bug

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