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
Japanese dictionary
Dictionary: “苦”
苦い
にがい
bitter
Example sentence
I have a fancy for bitter things.
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Related words to 苦い
苦手
にがて
poor (at);weak (in);not very good (at)
苦情
くじょう
complaint;troubles;objection;grievance
苦難
くなん
suffering;distress;hardship;trial
苦戦
くせん
hard fight;close game;struggle;tight contest
苦しい
くるしい
painful;difficult;tough;hard
苦笑い
にがわらい
bitter smile;wry smile;forced smile;strained laugh
苦しめる
くるしめる
to torment;to pain;to inflict (physical) pain;to hurt
苦労
くろう
trouble;hardship;difficulty;labour;labor;toil;pains
苦言
くげん
candid advice;frank advice;honest opinion;exhortation;harsh but honest advice
苦笑
くしょう
bitter smile;wry smile;strained laugh;sarcastic laugh
苦悩
くのう
(mental) agony;anguish;suffering;distress
苦しむ
くるしむ
to suffer;to groan;to be worried
苦肉の策
くにくのさく
last resort;desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity
苦痛
くつう
pain;agony;suffering;distress;torment
苦しみ
くるしみ
pain;anguish;distress;suffering;hardship
苦慮
くりょ
racking one's brains;worrying oneself;being anxious
苦心
くしん
pains;hard work;effort;trouble;labour;labor
苦渋
くじゅう
bitterness;distress;pain;anguish;affliction
苦境
くきょう
difficult situation;adverse circumstances;predicament;trouble;dilemma;distress
苦手
にがて
not one's cup of tea;not one's favorite
苦渋
くじゅう
bitterness and astringency
苦しい
くるしい
distressing;(psychologically) difficult;stressful;awkward (e.g. position)
苦労
くろう
anxiety;worry;concern;cares
苦しめる
くるしめる
to harass;to cause (emotional) pain;to afflict;to distress;to bother;to trouble;to stump;to baffle
苦しい
くるしい
straitened (circumstances);tight (financial situation);needy;struggling
苦しい
くるしい
strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.);lame (e.g. excuse);forced (e.g. smile);far-fetched
苦しい
くるしい
hard to do;unpleasant
苦虫
にがむし
bitter-tasting bug
苦闘
くとう
hard fight;difficult struggle
苦行
くぎょう
penance;austerities;mortification;asceticism
苦味
にがみ
bitterness;bitter taste
苦労人
くろうにん
worldly-wise man
苦り切る
にがりきる
to look sour;to look disgusted;to scowl;to frown
苦楽
くらく
pleasure and pain;joys and sorrows
苦杯
くはい
bitter cup;bitter experience;bitter defeat;ordeal
苦々しい
にがにがしい
unpleasant;disgusting;loathsome;shameful;scandalous
苦学
くがく
working one's way through school;earning one's own school fees
苦行
くぎょう
difficult work;strenuous task
苦学
くがく
studying under adversity;studying in harsh economic circumstances
苦みばしった
にがみばしった
sternly handsome;manly
苦しい時の神頼み
くるしいときのかみだのみ
danger past, God forgotten;once on shore, we pray no more;man turns to God only in times of trouble;there are no atheists in foxholes
苦もなく
くもなく
easily;without effort
苦さ
にがさ
bitterness;bitter taste
苦味
くみ
bitterness;bitter taste
苦あれば楽あり
くあればらくあり
no pain, no gain;no cross, no crown
苦しい言い訳
くるしいいいわけ
lame excuse;poor excuse
苦しがる
くるしがる
to suffer;to complain of a pain
苦り顔
にがりがお
sour (wry) face
苦味チンキ
くみチンキ
bitter tincture