01
苦しい
くるしい
painful
Meanings
- suffering
- trial
- worry
- hardship
- feel bitter
- scowl
Readings
Onyomi
- ク
Kunyomi
- 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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Useful words
02
苦しむ
くるしむ
to suffer
03
苦い
にがい
bitter
04
苦手
にがて
not good at
05
苦労
くろう
hardship
06
苦情
くじょう
complaint
Compare Kanji
01楽Pair93%music, comfort楽 gives ease and pleasure, the clearest opposite to 苦.02甘Pair86%sweet, coax甘 is sweet, a vivid taste contrast with bitter 苦.03痛Meaning83%pain, hurt痛 makes suffering physical, turning 苦 into pain.04悲Meaning77%grieve, sad悲 moves hardship into sadness, a softer emotional shade of 苦.05嫌Meaning72%dislike, detest嫌 is dislike that can grow from an unpleasant 苦 experience.06辛Meaning70%spicy, bitter辛 adds harsh or spicy bite, another route into 苦.