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JLPT N3 · Noun

苦 (ku)

苦 (く, ku) is a Japanese noun meaning “pain; anguish”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists.

Reading
く
Romaji
ku
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety · noun
  2. duhkha (suffering) · noun

Example sentences

なんの苦もなくその場所を見つけた。
He had no difficulty in finding the place.
Tatoeba #198800

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 苦

苦
suffering, trial, worryク・くる.しい・-ぐる.しい · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 苦.

苦いにがいbitter (taste)苦痛くつうpain苦労くろうtrouble苦手にがてpoor (at)苦しいくるしいpainful苦しむくるしむto suffer苦情くじょうcomplaint苦心くしんpainsご苦労様ごくろうさまthank you (for your hard work)見苦しいみぐるしいunsightly無茶苦茶むちゃくちゃnonsensical

Source: JMdict entry 2037710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.