Word Meaning 苦難

くなん kunan

苦難 is read as くなん (kunan) and means suffering.

Meaning

English

  1. suffering
  2. distress
  3. hardship
  4. trial

Reading

Kana

くなん

Romaji

kunan

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 26 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Antonyms 快楽 Rank 16853 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

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苦難の行軍

くなんのこうぐん

Arduous March

辛苦艱難

しんくかんなん

trials and tribulations

七難八苦

しちなんはっく

a series of disasters

難行苦行

なんぎょうくぎょう

penance

艱難苦労

かんなんくろう

trials and tribulations

艱難辛苦

かんなんしんく

trial and tribulation

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

Example Sentences

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He was impatient under his sufferings.

There can be no people who have gone through as many hardships this century as the Jews.

Suffering many hardships and overcoming many trials to come to a certain point will test one's strength of will.

Although the phrase "world peace" sounds attractive, the road to world peace is very long and full of troubles.