“Pain” or “Anguish” in Japanese kanji, and the Stroke Order and Meanings of Kanji “苦”
Japanese Jouyou-kanji “苦” means “Suffering”, “Distress” or “Bitter” etc.
Jouyou Kanji “苦”
Jouyou Kanji “苦” Stroke Order
| Stroke # | 8 Strokes |
|---|---|
| On-Yomi | く(ku) |
| こ(ko) | |
| Kun-Yomi | くる(しい)(kuru(shii)) |
| にが(い)(niga(i)) | |
| はなは(だ)(hanaha(da)) | |
| Meanings | Painful, Difficult, Breathe with difficulty |
| Bitter, Unpleasant | |
| Korean lettuce | |
| Very, Enormous, Greatly, Badly |
Kanji words which contain Kanji “苦”, and their meanings
| Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| 苦役(くえき-ku e ki) | Hard toil, Drudgery, Servitude, Painful physical labor |
| 苦海(くかい-ku ka i) | Sea of suffering, Human realm, This world with full of suffering |
| 苦界(くかい-ku ka i) | ① Human world with constant suffering, ② Life of prostitution |
| 苦学(くがく-ku ga ku) | Work for earning tuition and own living, Earning one’s own school fees, Pursuit of knowledge under difficulties |
| 苦患(くかん-ku ka n) | Hellish pain, Suffering, Distress, Agony |
| 苦寒(くかん-ku ka n) | ① Suffering from the cold, Bitter suffering, ② Coldest time of the year, Severe cold, Frigid |
| 苦諫(くかん-ku ka n) | Giving advice to superior without considering his bad mood |
| 苦艱(くかん-ku ka n) | Hardship, Suffering, Tribulation, Anguish |
| 苦境(くきょう-ku kyo u) | Predicament, Difficulty, Difficult situation, Adverse circumstances |
| 苦行(くぎょう-ku gyo u) | Penance, Mortification |
| 苦吟(くぎん-ku gi n) | Laborious composition, Struggling to compose a poem |
| 苦言(くげん-ku ge n) | Candid advice, Frank advice, Honest opinion, Exhortation |
| 苦使(くし-ku shi) | To let a person work hardly, Overworking a person |
| 苦思(くし-ku shi) | Painful thoughts |
| 苦汁(くじゅう-ku ju u) | ① Bitter experience, ② Bitter liquid |
| 苦汁(にがり-ni ga ri) | Bittern |
| 苦渋(くじゅう-ku ju u) | Bitterness, Distress |
| 苦笑(くしょう or にがわらい-ku sho u (or) ni ga wa ra i) | Bitter smile, Forced smile, Wry smile, Strained laugh |
| 苦情(くじょう-ku jo u) | Complaint, Grievance |
| 苦心(くしん-ku shi n) | Hard work, Pains, Effort, Labor |
| 苦心惨憺(くしんさんたん-ku shi n sa n ta n) | Hard toil and labor, Taking great pains |
| 苦辛(くしん-ku shi n) | ① Suffering, Excruciation, Agony, ② Bitterness and dryness |
| 苦節(くせつ-ku se tsu) | Unremitting effort, Dogged perseverance, Unswerving loyalty, Grim fidelity to one’s cause, Fidelity to the death |
| 苦戦(くせん-ku se n) | Hard fight, Desperate battle |
| 苦衷(くちゅう-ku chu u) | Predicament, Mental suffering, Distress, Anguish |
| 苦痛(くつう-ku tsu u) | Pain, Agony, Torment, Torment, Torture, Travail |
| 苦土(くど-ku do) | Magnesia, Magnesium oxide |
| 苦土(にがつち-ni ga tsu chi) | A soil called underlying barren soil |
| 苦闘(くとう-ku to u) | Struggle, Bitter struggle, Hard fight |
| 苦肉(くにく-ku ni ku) | Hurting oneself (to trick an adversary) |
| 苦熱(くねつ-ku ne tsu) | Intense heat, Oppressive heat |
| 苦悩(くのう-ku no u) | Worry, Agony, Anguish, Distress |
| 苦杯(くはい-ku ha i) | Bitter cup, Bitter experience, Bitter defeat, Ordeal |
| 苦悶(くもん-ku mo n) | Agony, Anguish, Anxiety, Torment |
| 苦楽(くらく-ku ra ku) | Joys and sorrows, Pleasure and pain |
| 苦慮(くりょ-ku ryo) | Racking one’s brains, Worrying oneself, Being anxious |
| 苦力(くりょく or くりき-ku ryo ku (or) ku ri ki) | To struggle |
| 苦力(くクーリー-ku ri) | Coolie, Laborer |
| 苦しい時の神頼み(くるしいときのかみだのみ-ku ru shi i to ki no ka mi da no mi) | Man turns to God only in times of trouble, There are no atheists in foxholes, Danger past, God forgotten, Once on shore, We pray no more |
| 苦労(くろう-ku ro u) | Difficulty, Hardship, Trouble |
| 苦労性(くろうしょう-ku ro u sho u) | Nervous temperament, Worry habit, Pessimistic nature, Pessimism |
| 苦労人(くろうにん-ku ro u ni n) | Man who understands other’s problems, Man of the world, Worldly-wise man |
| 苦手(にがて-ni ga te) | Weak point, Inaptness, Not one’s cup of tea, Not one’s favorite |
| 苦々しい(にがにがしい-ni ga ni ga shi i) | Bitter, Acrimonious, Unpleasant, Disgusting, Loathsome, Shameful, Scandalous |
| 苦味走る(にがみばしる-ni ga mi ba shi ru) | Handsome and dignified |
| 苦虫を嚙み潰したよう(にがむしをかみつぶしたよう-ni ga mu shi wo ka mi tsu bu shi ta yo u) | As if having swallowed a bitter bug, Sour (expression) |
| 苦り切る(にがりきる-ni ga ri ki ru) | To look sour, To look disgusted, To scowl, To frown |
| 甘苦(かんく-ka n ku) | Sweetness and bitterness, Joys and sorrows, Pleasure and pain |
| 寒苦(かんく-ka n ku) | Suffering caused by the cold |
| 艱苦(かんく-ka n ku) | Hardships, Privation, Suffering |
| 刻苦(こっく-ko kku) | Hard work, Arduous labour |
| 困苦(こんく-ko n ku) | Hardship, Privation, Adversity |
| 四苦八苦(しくはっく-shi ku ha kku) | ① Be in great trouble, Struggling with debts, ② Excruciating pain, Agony |
| 七難八苦(しちなんはっく-shi chi na n ha kku) | ① Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains, ② A series of disasters |
| 辛苦(しんく-shi n ku) | Hardship, Travail, Toil, Ordeal |
| 病苦(びょうく-byo u ku) | Pain of sickness |
| 貧苦(ひんく-hi n ku) | Hardships of poverty, Serious poverty, Pinching poverty |
| 労苦(ろうく-ro u ku) | Struggle, Ordeal, Distress |
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