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辛
1
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
Examples
質問がとても分かりづらく、彼らは皆混乱してしまいました。
The question was so complicated that they were all mixed up.
1
tough (world); hard (times); cold
Examples
世知辛い世の中だね。
This is a rough world we are living in.
2
stingy; miserly; mercenary; calculating; scheming
1
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression)
2
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring
1
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
Examples
さまざまな艱難辛苦を乗り越え、彼は南極大陸単独横断を成し遂げた。
He overcame all sorts of hardship and setbacks to succeed in a solo crossing of Antarctica.
1
to treat badly
Examples
なぜ彼女にそんなにつらく当るのだ。
Why are you so bitter against her?
1
hard to read
Examples
急いで書かれたので、彼の手紙は読みづらかった。
Having been written in haste, his letter was hard to read.
1
feeling rough (of the throat); irritated
Examples
喉がいがらっぽい感じがします。
My throat feels dry and raw and scratchy.
2
acrid; pungent
