苦しむ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 苦しむ
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.
Kanji in this Word
苦
8 strokes
Frequency: 623
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
suffering
trial
worry
hardship
feel bitter
scowl
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ク
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
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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