Vocab Info
A3 い-adjective, Suffix
苦しいpainful, difficult, tough, hard, distressing, (psychologically) difficult, stressful, awkward (e.g. position), straitened (circumstances), tight (financial situation), needy, struggling, strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.), lame (e.g. excuse), forced (e.g. smile), far-fetched, hard to do, unpleasant
Dictionary Definition
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- い-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, い-adjective - 5. 
 
All Forms
苦しい 【くるしい】
Details
- く 
- る 
- し 
- い 
 
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Examples
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- マラソンを終えて苦しいです。 - I feel painful after finishing the marathon. 
- カウンセラーに苦しい胸の内を語りました。 - I spoke to the counselor about the painful feelings in my heart. 
- 激しい咳き込みで苦しくて涙が出てきてしまいました。 - I was in so much pain from the intense coughing that tears started to come out. 
- 苦しい訓練に耐えた甲斐あって、無事に自衛隊に所属出来ました。 - Thanks to enduring the painful training, I was able to join the Self-Defense Forces safely. 
- 通勤ラッシュの時に満員の乗客に押された時は胸が苦しかったのなんのって…。 - During the rush hour commute, when I was pushed by the crowd of passengers, it was so painful... 
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