苦
Kanji 苦: meaning "painful, bitter", readings, stroke order
The kanji 苦 means "painful, bitter". On'yomi: ク; kun'yomi: くるしい、くるしむ、くるしめる、にがい、にがる. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.
Readings
- Meaning
- painful, bitter
- On'yomi
- ク
- Kun'yomi
- くるしいくるしむくるしめるにがいにがる
- Strokes
- 8
- Level
- JLPT N4
- Official status
- Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Words with 苦
- 苦い にがい — Bitter
- 苦痛 くつう — pain, agony
- 苦しい くるしい — tough; physically strenuous
- 苦しむ くるしむ — to suffer, to groan, to be worried
- 苦労 くろう — hardship; suffering
- 苦 く — trouble, worry, difficulty
- 苦手 にがて — poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of)
- 苦情 くじょう — complaint, grievance, grumble
- 苦心 くしん — pain, trouble
- ご苦労様 ごくろうさま — Thank you for your hard work
- 見苦しい みぐるしい — unsightly, ugly
- 無茶苦茶 むちゃくちゃ — confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable
Stroke order · 8 strokes
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