Moto 四苦八苦 (しくはっく)being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
- being in dire distress; being hard put to itnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- the four and eight kinds of sufferingnoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Kanji in 四苦八苦
- 四FourRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N5
- 苦Suffering; Trial; WorryRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N3
- 八Eight; Eight Radical (no. 12)Read with its on'yomi here · JLPT N5
Words that share its kanji
- 十四じゅうし14; fourteen
- 四しfour
- 四十よんじゅうforty; 40
- 四月しがつApril
- 四百よんひゃく400; four hundred
- 四球しきゅうfour balls; base on balls
- 四つよっつfour
- 四千よんせんfour thousand; 4,000
- 苦労くろうtrouble; hardship
- 苦情くじょうcomplaint; troubles
- 苦しみくるしみpain; anguish
- 苦手にがてpoor (at); weak (in)
- 苦悩くのう(mental) agony; anguish
- 苦戦くせんhard fight; close game
- 苦いにがいbitter
- 苦境くきょうdifficult situation; adverse circumstances
- 八はちeight
- 八月はちがつAugust
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