Word Meaning 理解に苦しむ

りかいにくるしむ rikai ni kurushimu

理解に苦しむ is read as りかいにくるしむ (rikai ni kurushimu) and means to be unable to understand.

Meaning

English

to be unable to understand
to baffle one's understanding
to be beyond one's comprehension

Reading

Kana

りかいにくるしむ

Romaji

rikai ni kurushimu

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Proverb ✓ Rank 87953 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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理解

りかい

sympathy

理解力

りかいりょく

(power of) understanding

理解度

りかいど

comprehension

理解しあう

りかいしあう

to reach mutual understanding

理解不能

りかいふのう

impossible to understand

理解しがたい

りかいしがたい

hard to understand

理解を得る

りかいをえる

to gain the understanding (of)

日本国際理解教育学会

にっぽんこくさいりかいきょういくがっかい

Japan Association for International Education

苦情処理機関

くじょうしょりきかん

grievance machinery

無理解

むりかい

lack of understanding

分解修理

ぶんかいしゅうり

(complete) overhaul

整理解雇

せいりかいこ

restructuring termination (of employment)

Example Sentences

何でお前が行きたいのか、理解に苦しむよ。

It's difficult to understand why you want to go.