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Dictionary: “四苦八苦”

四苦八苦

しくはっく

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money)

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Kanji details

Kun/On information

四
On
し
Kun
よ;よ.つ;よっ.つ;よん
Stroke count
5

・four

1 2 3 4 5
苦
On
く
Kun
くる.しい;-ぐる.しい;くる.しむ;くる.しめる;にが.い;にが.る
Stroke count
8

・suffering

・trial

・worry

・hardship

・feel bitter

・scowl

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
八
On
はち
Kun
や;や.つ;やっ.つ;よう
Stroke count
2

・eight

・eight radical (no. 12)

1 2
苦
On
く
Kun
くる.しい;-ぐる.しい;くる.しむ;くる.しめる;にが.い;にが.る
Stroke count
8

・suffering

・trial

・worry

・hardship

・feel bitter

・scowl

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)