Japanese kanji details

Kanji 苦

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

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Stroke count
8
School grade
3
Frequency rank
623
SKIP code
2-3-5
Four-corner code
4460.4
Radical
140

Readings for 苦

Common on’yomi, kun’yomi and other readings recorded for this character.

クonyomi
くる.しいkunyomi
-ぐる.しいkunyomi
くる.しむkunyomi
くる.しめるkunyomi
にが.いkunyomi
にが.るkunyomi

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EnglishRomajiJapaneseClass
to inflict pain, tormentkurushimeru苦しませる2Conjugate
to sufferkurushimu苦しむ1Conjugate

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RomajiKanjiKanaEnglish
nigai 苦い にがいbitterDetails