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苦しむ
JLPT N3 · Vocabulary
苦しむ — “to suffer, to be distressed”
苦しむ (read
くるしむ
) means
to suffer, to be distressed
. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a verb.
Reading
くるしむ
Meaning
to suffer, to be distressed
苦しむ in a sentence
病気
びょうき
で
苦
くる
しむ。
I suffer from illness.
The kanji in 苦しむ
苦
suffering; bitter
Words that share a kanji with 苦しむ
苦い
にがい
— bitter
苦しい
くるしい
— painful, hard, tough
苦手
にがて
— poor at, weak at, not one's cup of tea
苦痛
くつう
— pain, agony, suffering
苦労
くろう
— hardship, trouble, toil
苦心
くしん
— pains, hard work, taking great trouble
苦情
くじょう
— complaint, grievance
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