Word Meaning 四苦八苦
四苦八苦 is read as しくはっく (shikuhakku) and means 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).
Meaning
English
- 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)
- being in dire distress
- being hard put to it
- being hard pressed (for money)
Reading
Kana
しくはっく
Romaji
shikuhakku
Stroke Sequence
4 Characters • 23 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12八苦
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)
Example 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.