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苦(くる)しい
Rank #1,694

Meanings

  • adjective (keiyoushi)
    1. painful; difficult; tough; hard
  • 2. distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)
  • 3. straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling
  • 4. strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched
  • suffix, adjective (keiyoushi)
    5. hard to do; unpleasant

Readings

苦しい
(98%)
くるしい
(1%)
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