Word details
苦しい
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 苦しい.
Dictionary
Entry
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
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
苦
suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
8 strokesFrequency 623JLPT N2Grade 3
On
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Kun
くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る
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