Word Meaning 苦海

くかい kukai

苦海 is read as くかい (kukai) and means sea of suffering.

Meaning

English

  1. sea of suffering
  2. human realm

Reading

Kana

くかい

Romaji

kukai

Writing Variants

  • 苦海 くがい kugai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Rank 126843 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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苦海浄土

くかいじょうど

Paradise in the Sea of Sorrow: Our Minamata Disease (1960 semi-fictional novel by Michiko Ishimure)

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

苦しむ

くるしむ

to suffer