Word Meaning 苦は楽の種

くはらくのたね ku ha raku no tane

苦は楽の種 is read as くはらくのたね (ku ha raku no tane) and means one cannot have pleasure without pain.

Meaning

English

one cannot have pleasure without pain
no pain, no gain

Reading

Kana

くはらくのたね

Romaji

ku ha raku no tane

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Proverb ✓ Rank 109721 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

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楽は苦の種苦は楽の種

らくはくのたねくはらくのたね

there's no pain without pleasure, and there's no pleasure without pain

苦楽

くらく

pleasure and pain

苦楽を共にする

くらくをともにする

to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with)

苦あれば楽あり

くあればらくあり

no pain, no gain

楽あれば苦あり

らくあればくあり

after pleasure comes pain

抜苦与楽

ばっくよらく

a Buddha or Bodhisattva taking away suffering and conferring peace

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