Vocab Info

A3 I-adjective, Suffix

苦(くる)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

    1. I-adjective

      1.

      painful, difficult, tough, hard

    2. I-adjective

      2.

      distressing, (psychologically) difficult, stressful, awkward (e.g. position)

    3. I-adjective

      3.

      straitened (circumstances), tight (financial situation), needy, struggling

    4. I-adjective

      4.

      strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.), lame (e.g. excuse), forced (e.g. smile), far-fetched

    5. Suffix, I-adjective

      5.

      hard to do, unpleasant

      after -masu stem of verb; often ぐるしい,

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    苦しい 【くるしい】

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    • Pitch Accent

      • く

      • る

      • し

      • い

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