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苦しい

くるしい

painful

Pronunciation

く る し い

Contains Kanji

苦
く
suffering

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Definitions

MM - #4240 Common N3
i-adjective

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, i-adjective

5. Hard to do; Unpleasant See also 寝苦しい.See also 見苦しい.

MM - #4240 Common N3

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