苦 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
- On
- ク
- Kun
- くる(しい)・くる(しむ)・にが(い)・にが(る)
- Meaning
- bitter, painful, suffering
Origin
草 (plant) + 古 (sound). A bitter-tasting plant; from there it also came to mean 'painful, hard'.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| ク | 苦心・苦労・辛苦 |
|---|---|
| くるしい | 苦しい・苦しがる・見苦しい |
| くるしむ | 苦しむ・苦しみ |
| くるしめる | 苦しめる |
| にがい | 苦い・苦虫・苦々しい |
| にがる | 苦り切る |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 苦手にがて
not good at, dislike
- 苦心くしん
hard work, pains
Example
わたしは 歌が 苦手です。
I am not good at singing.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)