Word Meaning 苦し紛れ

くるしまぎれ kurushimagire

苦し紛れ is read as くるしまぎれ (kurushimagire) and means (out of) desperation.

Meaning

English

  1. (out of) desperation
  2. (as a) last resort
  3. (driven by) pain

Reading

Kana

くるしまぎれ

Romaji

kurushimagire

Writing Variants

  • 苦しまぎれ くるしまぎれ kurushimagire

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 105995 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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苦肉の策

くにくのさく

last resort

苦慮

くりょ

racking one's brains

苦渋

くじゅう

bitterness and astringency

苦闘

くとう

hard fight

苦味素

くみそ

bitter principle

苦渋の決断

くじゅうのけつだん

agonizing decision

苦集滅道

くじゅめつどう

Suffering, Source of Suffering Desire, The Cessation of Suffering, The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering (The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism)

苦節

くせつ

unremitting effort

苦言を呈する

くげんをていする

to give candid advice

紛れ

まぐれ

fluke

腹立ち紛れ

はらだちまぎれ

fit of anger