Japanese DictionaryDefinition of 苦
Words related to 苦
- (exp) I appreciate your efforts
アリさん、今日もご苦労さんだよ。はい、角砂糖あげるよ。
Hi Mr Ant, keeping up the good work today as well. Here's a sugar cube.
- (adj-i) cramped
こんな狭苦しい部屋からは一刻も脱出したいよ。
I want to move out of this cramped room as soon as I can.
- (adj-i) painful; difficult; agonizing
彼の家族はかなり生活が苦しい。
His family is rather badly off. - needy; tight (budget); straitened (circumstances) →Related words: 苦しい懐
- forced (smile, joke); lame (excuse); strained (interpretation) →Related words: 苦しい言い訳
- awkward (situation); painful (position)
- (suf, adj-i) (after masu stem) hard to do; unpleasant →Related words: 寝苦しい , 聞き苦しい , 見苦しい
- (exp) danger past, God forgotten
Sentences containing 苦
I'm putting myself through school, so I can't have things that are that expensive.
They not only washed off the sweat, dirt and cares of the day in the hot water, but also enjoyed gossiping about everyday affairs.
Although the phrase "world peace" sounds attractive, the road to world peace is very long and full of troubles.