Word Meaning 苦厄

くやく kuyaku

苦厄 is read as くやく (kuyaku) and means hardship and misfortune.

Meaning

English

  1. hardship and misfortune

Reading

Kana

くやく

Romaji

kuyaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 133811 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

苦し紛れ

くるしまぎれ

(out of) desperation

やく

unlucky year