Word details

刻苦

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 刻苦.

Dictionary

Entry

刻苦こっくNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #108694
1

hard work

Examples
彼は刻苦して名声を得た。
He carved his way to fame.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

刻

engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving

8 strokesFrequency 866JLPT N2Grade 6

On

コク

Kun

きざ.むきざ.み
苦

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

8 strokesFrequency 623JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ク

Kun

くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る

Vocabulary quiz

Build your vocabulary

Add words to your personal quiz list and practice recall with the words you actually look up.

Start Word Quiz