苦 Kanji for suffering

N3–N2Grade 38 strokes

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

Kun: くる.しい、-ぐる.しい、くる.しむ、くる.しめる、にが.い、にが.る
On: ク

苦 is the Japanese kanji for suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl. It is written with 8 strokes and appears at JLPT level N3–N2. Its kun reading is くる.しい、-ぐる.しい、くる.しむ and its on reading is ク.

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Words with 苦

苦にがいbitter
苦くるしいpainful, difficult, tough
苦くるしみpain, anguish, distress
苦く労ろうtrouble, hardship, difficulty
苦く情じょうcomplaint, troubles, objection
苦にが手てpoor (at), weak (in), not very good (at)

Practice 苦 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.