苦しむ (くるしむ): to suffer, to groan, to be worried — Japanese vocabulary
苦しむ is read くるしむ and means "to suffer, to groan, to be worried". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
苦しむ
- Reading
- くるしむ · kurushimu
- Translation
- to suffer, to groan, to be worried
- Level
- JLPT N3
- Pitch accent
- くるしむが
Example
父は私の愚かな質問に苦しまれた。
ちちはわたしのおろかなしつもんにくるしまれた。
Father was tormented by my silly question.
Kanji in this word
- 苦 — painful, bitter
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