Word Meaning 苦楽

くらく kuraku

苦楽 is read as くらく (kuraku) and means pleasure and pain.

Meaning

English

pleasure and pain
joys and sorrows

Reading

Kana

くらく

Romaji

kuraku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 20343 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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苦楽を共にする

くらくをともにする

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

苦は楽の種

くはらくのたね

one cannot have pleasure without pain

苦あれば楽あり

くあればらくあり

no pain, no gain

抜苦与楽

ばっくよらく

a Buddha or Bodhisattva taking away suffering and conferring peace

楽あれば苦あり

らくあればくあり

after pleasure comes pain

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