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noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
trouble, hardship, difficulty, labour, labor, toil, pains
2.
anxiety, worry, concern, cares
Other readings:
苦勞【くろう】[1]
Notes:
- word containing out-dated kanji
na-adjective, noun
1.
poor (at), weak (in), not very good (at)
2.
not one's cup of tea, not one's favorite
adjective
1.
painful, difficult, tough, hard
2.
distressing, (psychologically) difficult, stressful, awkward (e.g. position)
3.
straitened (circumstances), tight (financial situation), needy, struggling
4.
strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.), lame (e.g. excuse), forced (e.g. smile), far-fetched
suffix, adjective
5.
Godan-mu verb, intransitive verb
•
to suffer, to groan, to be worried
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
pains, hard work, effort, trouble, labour, labor
expression, na-adjective
•
thank you for your hard work, I appreciate your efforts(polite language)(usu. to one's subordinate)
See also:お疲れ様
Other readings:
ご苦労さま【ごくろうさま】
、御苦労様【ごくろうさま】
、御苦労さま【ごくろうさま】
na-adjective, noun
1.
absurd, unreasonable, nonsensical, preposterous, incoherent(usually kana)
2.
extreme, senseless, reckless, wanton(usually kana)
3.
disorderly, chaotic, confused, messy(usually kana)
adverb
4.
incredibly, really, so, super(usually kana)
Other readings:
めちゃくちゃ《滅茶苦茶》[1]
、メチャクチャ
、めっちゃくちゃ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
Ichidan verb, transitive verb
1.
to torment, to pain, to inflict (physical) pain, to hurt
2.
to harass, to cause (emotional) pain, to afflict, to distress, to bother, to trouble, to stump, to baffle
adjective
•
unsightly, ugly, unseemly, indecent, deplorable, disgraceful, shameful
na-adjective
1.
nonsensical, unreasonable, absurd, unrealistic(usually kana, yojijukugo)
2.
awfully, extremely, to excess, senseless, reckless(usually kana)
noun, na-adjective
3.
disorder, confusion, being jumbled, being mixed up(usually kana)
adverb
4.
very, extremely, excessively(colloquialism, usually kana)
Other readings:
ムチャクチャ
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
(mental) agony, anguish, suffering, distress
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
hard fight, close game, struggle, tight contest
noun
•
difficult situation, adverse circumstances, predicament, trouble, dilemma, distress
Other readings:
苦況【くきょう】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
racking one's brains, worrying oneself, being anxious
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
1.
bitterness, distress, pain, anguish, affliction
noun
2.
bitterness and astringency
expression
•
last resort, desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
noun
•
candid advice, frank advice, honest opinion, exhortation, harsh but honest advice
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
bitter smile, wry smile, forced smile, strained laugh
noun, no-adjective
•
bitterness, bitter taste
Other readings:
苦味【くみ】
、苦み【にがみ】
、苦み【くみ】