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Kanji Detail for 苦 - "suffering, bitter, effort"
苦
- Meaning
苦 means "suffering, bitter, effort."
Suffering - Pain; hardship; distress.
Bitter - Having a sharp, unpleasant taste.
Effort - Toiling; striving hard.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
bitter; hardship, suffering
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
bitter; hardship, suffering
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
One of the five flavors. Astringent and unpleasant to the taste. Such as the taste of Coptis chinensis in medicine is most notable. Anciently often contrasted with sweet. | Hardship. Such as 辛苦 (hard work), 苦工 (hard labor). All things hard to endure are called 苦. Such as 苦況 (bitter situation), 苦境 (bitter circumstances). Calling someone inexperienced is 不知甘苦 (not knowing sweet and bitter). | To suffer. Being oppressed by external circumstances and unable to be at ease. Such as 苦寒 (suffer from cold), 苦熱 (suffer from heat). | Not taking it easy. Such as 刻苦 (diligent), 攻苦 (study hard), 苦心孤詣 (painstaking effort) and such. | The meaning of repeatedly. Such as saying 苦口 (earnest advice), 苦求 (plead repeatedly).
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Sentences including 苦
He is weak in english.
He was hard put to find out an explanation.
I had some trouble in finding his house.
He makes nothing of getting up early in the morning.
He was in pain.
They were badly off in the village.
What's worrying you?
I am poor at swimming.
We cannot sleep well on summer nights.
生きることは苦しむこと。
To live is to suffer.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「アンドレとでも読ませるつもりでしょうね」といって先生は苦笑した」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
苦しいぎりで。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「妻が考えているような人間なら、私だってこんなに苦しんでいやしない」先生がどんなに苦しんでいるか、これも私には想像の及ばない問題であった」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は今のあなたからそれほどに思われるのを、苦しく感じています。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
しかしこれから先のあなたに起るべき変化を予想して見ると、なお苦しくなります」「私はそれほど軽薄に思われているんですか。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生は笑いながら「どうもご苦労さま、泥棒は来ませんでしたか」と私に聞いた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
お蔭で針を二本折りましたわ」こんな苦情をいう時ですら、奥さんは別に面倒くさいという顔をしなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そのたびに一種の心苦しさを嘗めた私は、とうとう帰る決心をした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生はこの日あたりの好い室の中へ大きな火鉢を置いて、五徳の上に懸けた金盥から立ち上る湯気で、呼吸の苦しくなるのを防いでいた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「大病は好いが、ちょっとした風邪などはかえって厭なものですね」といった先生は、苦笑しながら私の顔を見た」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
夜中にちょっと苦しいといって、細君を起したぎり、翌る朝はもう死んでいたんです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
世間に背中を向けた人の苦味を帯びていなかっただけに、私にはそれほどの手応えもなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
それからの私はほとんど論文に祟られた精神病者のように眼を赤くして苦しんだ。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha