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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
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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
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(mental) agony, anguish, suffering, distress
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
hard fight, close game, struggle, tight contest
noun
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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
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last resort, desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
noun
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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】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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bitter smile, wry smile, strained laugh, sarcastic laugh
adjective
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heavy, gloomy, awkward, cumbrous, oppressive, leaden
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
hard fighting, hard struggle, fighting against heavy odds(yojijukugo)
adjective
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unpleasant, disgusting, loathsome, shameful, scandalous
Other readings:
苦苦しい【にがにがしい】
noun, auxillary suru verb
•
a hard time, pains
Other readings:
ひと苦労【ひとくろう】
adjective
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formal, strict, ceremonious, stiff
Other readings:
堅苦しい【かたぐるしい】[2]
、固苦しい【かたくるしい】[1]
、固苦しい【かたぐるしい】[1][2]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
- word containing irregular kana usage
noun, auxillary suru verb, no-adjective
•
penance, austerities, mortification, asceticism
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
working one's way through school, earning one's own school fees
2.
studying under adversity, studying in harsh economic circumstances
Common word
noun
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overanxiety, needless worry
Other readings:
とりこし苦労【とりこしぐろう】
、取越し苦労【とりこしぐろう】
、取越苦労【とりこしぐろう】
、とり越し苦労【とりこしぐろう】
noun
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the pain of separation from loved ones(yojijukugo, Buddhist term)
noun
•
starry handfish (Halieutaea stellata)(usually kana)
Other readings:
あかぐつ《赤苦津》
、アカグツ
adjective
1.
sultry, sweltering, stuffy, oppressively hot
2.
uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.), stuffy-looking
Other readings:
熱苦しい【あつくるしい】
expression
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expression, Godan-mu verb
•
to suffer from hunger
Other readings:
餓えに苦しむ【うえにくるしむ】
noun
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the pain of meeting people one dislikes(yojijukugo, Buddhist term)
noun
1.
cold-suffering bird, kankuchō, imaginary bird said to live in the Himalayas who forgets the cold of night as soon as morning comes(Buddhist term)
2.
(lazy) person who is poor at practicing asceticism, person unlikely to reach satori(idiom , derogatory, Buddhist term)
Other readings:
寒苦鳥【かんくどり】
、寒苦鳥【かんくとり】
noun
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trials and tribulations, adversities, suffering hardships and troubles(yojijukugo)
noun
•
trial and tribulation, hardships, privations, difficulties(yojijukugo)
adjective
•
difficult to hear, unpleasant to hear
Other readings:
聞苦しい【ききぐるしい】
noun
1.
pain, anguish, suffering, distress, anxiety, worry, trouble, difficulty, hardship
2.
expression
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no pain, no gain, no cross, no crown(proverb)
Other readings:
苦有れば楽有り【くあればらくあり】
noun, auxillary suru verb
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strenuous pursuit of learning under difficulties(yojijukugo)
expression, Godan-tsu verb
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to be in difficulties, to be in trouble, to be in a difficult situation
expression, suru verb (special)
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to give candid advice, to give harsh but honest advice, to admonish
noun
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Suffering, Source of Suffering Desire, The Cessation of Suffering, The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering (The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism)(Buddhist term)
See also:四諦
Other readings:
苦集滅道【くじゅめつどう】
、苦集滅道【くしゅめつどう】
expression, Ichidan verb
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to have a bitter experience(idiom )
Other readings:
苦汁を舐める【くじゅうをなめる】
、苦汁を嘗める【くじゅうをなめる】
、苦渋を舐める【くじゅうをなめる】[1]
、苦渋をなめる【くじゅうをなめる】[1]
、苦渋を嘗める【くじゅうをなめる】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
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kousso (African flowering plant, Hagenia abyssinica), kosso, cusso, koso, brayera(usually kana)
Other readings:
こそ《苦蘇》
、クッソ
、コソ
noun
1.
ninja throwing knives(colloquialism)
2.
mediaeval farming tool for digging, prying, etc.(orig. meaning)
Notes:
- ateji (phonetic) reading
expression, noun
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Arduous March, North Korean famine of the late 1990s
expression
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