苦suffering

苦

Kurushiiくるしい

suffering

Kuく

Examples

苦手にがてpoor (at)

苦戦くせんhard fight

苦 (Kurushii) is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning “suffering, trial, worry”. It is taught in grade 3 and written in 8 strokes.

On'yomi

クKu

Kun'yomi

くる.しいKurushii
-ぐる.しいGurushii
くる.しむKurushimu
くる.しめるKurushimeru

JLPT: N3
Strokes: 8
Taught in: grade 3

Example words with 苦

苦手にがてpoor (at)
苦戦くせんhard fight
苦言くげんcandid advice

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