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Grade 3JLPT N3

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

8 strokes · frequency rank #623

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くる.しい、-ぐる.しい、くる.しむ、くる.しめる、にが.い、にが.る

Common words

  1. くろうtrouble; hardship; difficulty; labour1
    • All my pains went for nothing.

    • No cross, no crown.

    • You should work hard while you are young.

  2. くじょうcomplaint; troubles; objection; grievance2
    • The customer's complaint was about a sensitive issue.

    • Don't quarrel with your bread and butter.

    • The residents made complaints about the noise.

  3. にがてpoor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)3
    • I am out of my element in math.

    • Fishing just isn't my line.

    • He is a tough customer.

  4. くるしみpain; anguish; distress; suffering4
    • We should feel for the pains of others.

    • No gains without pains.

    • His heart filled with sorrow.

  5. くのう(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress5
    • Many people were plunged into distress by the news.

    • The newspaper told of the mother's anguish at the death of her son.

    • He'll have many hardships to go through in the future.

  6. くせんhard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest6
    • He is fighting with his back to the wall in the election.

    • After having fought many hard battles, we were able to bring home the bacon and set up a new government.

  7. にがいbitter (taste)7
    • This beer tastes bitter.

    • I have a fancy for bitter things.

    • He had a bitter experience.

  8. くきょうdifficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble8
    • It helps us in times of difficulty.

    • He was very badly situated.

    • He got over the end.

  9. くつうpain; agony; suffering; distress9
    • His face is distorted by pain.

    • The soldier groaned with pain.

    • His face was twisted with pain.

  10. にがみbitterness; bitter taste10
    • These cough lozenges taste bitter but they will do you much good.

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