Meaning of Japanese Word "七難八苦" (Shichinanhakku)

Kanji in this word

Related words "七"

• 七五調 (shichigocho)seven-five-syllable meter
• 七転八起 (shichitenhakki)vicissitudes of life
• 七転八倒 (shichitembatto)writhing in agony
• 七難八苦 (shichinanhakku)seven defects and eight agonies
• 七福神 (shichifukujin)Seven Gods of Good Fortune
• 七夜 (shichiya)celebration of seventh day of new-born child

Related words "難"

• 七難八苦 (shichinanhakku)seven defects and eight agonies
• 万難 (bannan)innumerable difficulties
• 困難 (konnan)difficulty, distress, trouble
• 抑え難い (osaegatai)irrepressible, uncontrollable
• 難い (katai)difficult, hard
• 難しい (muzukashii)difficult, hard, troublesome

Related words "八"

• 七転八起 (shichitenhakki)vicissitudes of life
• 七転八倒 (shichitembatto)writhing in agony
• 七難八苦 (shichinanhakku)seven defects and eight agonies
• 八 (hachi)eight
• 八つ (yattsu)eight
• 八つ (yatsu)eight

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