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

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 82290 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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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)

四重苦

よんじゅうく

four-fold hardship

四球

しきゅう

four balls

四半期

しはんき

quarter (of a year)

四死球

ししきゅう

bases on balls and pitches striking the batsmen

四天王

してんのう

the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana)

四面

しめん

four sides

四日市大学

よっかいちだいがく

Yokkaichi University

四相

しそう

four essential elements of existence (birth, ageing, illness and death)

四民

しみん

the four social classes (of Edo-period Japan; samurai, farmers, artisans, merchants)

四行連

よんぎょうれん

quatrain

四人組

よにんぐみ

the Gang of Four

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