Results, 苦しい

JLPTN3

苦しい^☆【くるしいkurushii】 Inflection

adjective:

painful; difficult; tough; hard
distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)
straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling
strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched

auxiliary adjective / adjective:

hard to do; unpleasant - after -masu stem of verb; often ぐるしい ➜ 寝苦しい【ねぐるしい】・見苦しい【みぐるしい】

Kanji definition:

苦

常用３年JLPTN3

クKU・くるしいkuru.shii・~ぐるしい guru.shii・くるしむkuru.shimu・くるしめるkuru.shimeru・にがいniga.i・にがるniga.ru

suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl

Stroke order:

Example words:

苦労【くろうkurou】: trouble; hardship; difficulty; labour; labor; toil; pains; / anxiety; worry; concern; cares
苦情【くじょうkujou】: complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
苦しみ【くるしみkurushimi】: pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
苦手【にがてnigate】: poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); / dislike (of); difficult to deal with
苦悩【くのうkunou】: (mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

Partial results:

苦しい言い訳【くるしいいいわけkurushiiiiwake】: expression / noun:
lame excuse; poor excuse
苦しい懐【くるしいふところkurushiifutokoro】: expression / noun:
tight budget
苦しい時の神頼み【くるしいときのかみだのみkurushiitokinokamidanomi】苦しいときの神頼み: expression:
danger past, God forgotten

Kanji

クKU・くるしいkuru.shii・~ぐるしい guru.shii・くるしむkuru.shimu・くるしめるkuru.shimeru・にがいniga.i・にがるniga.ru

suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl

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