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JLPT N3 · Noun

苦痛 (kutsuu)

苦痛 (くつう, kutsuu) is a Japanese noun meaning “pain; agony”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
くつう
Romaji
kutsuu
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment · noun

Example sentences

苦痛で彼の顔が歪んでいる。
His face is distorted by pain.
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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 苦痛

苦
suffering, trial, worryク・くる.しい・-ぐる.しい · 8 strokes
痛
pain, hurt, damageツウ・いた.い・いた.む · 12 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 苦痛.

苦いにがいbitter (taste)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苦くpain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痛いいたいpainful頭痛ずつうheadache痛みいたみpain

Source: JMdict entry 1244560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.