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)
Word Meaning 四苦
しく
shiku
四苦 is read as しく (shiku) and means the four kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death).
Meaning
English
- the four kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death)
Reading
Kana
しく
Romaji
shiku
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
5レポートを書くのに四苦八苦した。
I had a very hard time writing the paper.
時々、英語を話すのに四苦八苦するよ。
Sometimes I struggle to speak English.
多くの生徒が、学校の数学で四苦八苦します。
A lot of students struggle with math in school.
時々、フランス語を話すのに四苦八苦するよ。
Sometimes I struggle to speak French.
パソコンを始めた頃はノートンの重いソフトに騙され四苦八苦していた。
When I started using a computer I was taken in by Norton's CPU-hungry software and had a lot of trouble.