Meaning of Kanji "苦" ("suffering", "hardship", "bitter")

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Meaningsuffering, hardship, bitter

Reading Onku (ク)Kunkuru-shii (くる-しい) kuru-shimu (くる-しむ) kuru-shimeru (くる-しめる) niga-i (にが-い) niga-ru (にが-る)

• common kanji
• Kanji Kentei Level 8

• stroke:8 strokes
• Radical:艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)
• Parts:苦, 古, 艹, 口, 十

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Related words "苦"

• 七難八苦 (shichinanhakku)seven defects and eight agonies
• 困苦 (konku)hardships
• 堅苦しい (katakurushii)formal
• 聞き苦しい (kikigurushii)offensive to the ear
• 苦い (nigai)bitter, hard, trying
• 苦しい (kurushii)hard, painful, difficult

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