苦しい (くるしい)painful; difficult; tough

painful; difficult; toughadjective (keiyoushi)
distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressfuladjective (keiyoushi)
straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needyadjective (keiyoushi)
strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile)adjective (keiyoushi)
hard to do; unpleasantsuffix, adjective (keiyoushi)

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Kanji in 苦しい

苦Suffering; Trial; WorryRead with its kun'yomi here · JLPT N3

Words that share its kanji

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

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