Word Meaning 苦痛

くつう kutsuu

苦痛 is read as くつう (kutsuu) and means pain.

Meaning

English

  1. pain
  2. agony
  3. suffering
  4. distress
  5. torment

Reading

Kana

くつう

Romaji

kutsuu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Synonyms 激痛,鈍痛 Antonyms 安楽,快楽 Related Words 痛み,恐怖,辛い経験,孤独感,味わう Rank 5944 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

精神的苦痛

せいしんてきくつう

mental anguish

痛苦

つうく

anguish

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

苦心

くしん

pains

苦しめる

くるしめる

to torment

苦しい

くるしい

hard to do

苦笑い

にがわらい

bitter smile

Example Sentences

10

Riches cover a multitude of woes.

The treatment prolonged the agony.

He cried out in pain.

She was in agony.

He's out of his mind with pain.

Love is a pill made from a great many people's sufferings.

Medical innovations are the best way to relieve us from sufferings.

It requires more courage to suffer than to die.

Of course, I do not want to die. But to be alive is painful as well.

When I was a child, the most painful time of the day was mealtime.