Word Meaning 苦しむ

くるしむ kurushimu

苦しむ is read as くるしむ (kurushimu) and means to suffer.

Meaning

English

  1. to suffer
  2. to groan
  3. to be worried

Reading

Kana

くるしむ

Romaji

kurushimu

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 楽しむ Rank 8086 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

苦手

にがて

not one's cup of tea

苦情

くじょう

complaint

苦労

くろう

anxiety

苦しみ

くるしみ

pain

苦味

くみ

bitterness

苦い

にがい

bitter

苦心

くしん

pains

苦しめる

くるしめる

to torment

苦痛

くつう

pain

苦しい

くるしい

hard to do

苦笑い

にがわらい

bitter smile

苦笑

くしょう

bitter smile

Example Sentences

6

I have a stomachache.

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

We must not ignore populations suffering under misgovernment.

Tomatoes are good for people who suffer stomach pain from excess stomach acid when their stomach is empty.

Among the people of the colonies suffering under Earth's tyranny a force emerges intending to overthrow the status quo through terrorism.

In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.