Word Meaning 七難八苦

しちなんはっく shichinanhakku

七難八苦 is read as しちなんはっく (shichinanhakku) and means a series of disasters.

Meaning

English

a series of disasters
the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains

Reading

Kana

しちなんはっく

Romaji

shichinanhakku

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Yojijukugo ✓ Rank 108631 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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七難

しちなん

great number of faults or defects

七転八倒

しちてんばっとう

tossing oneself about in great pain

四苦八苦

しくはっく

the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

八苦

はっく

the eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)