Memory phrase for the character: 苦

苦

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Meaning

bitter, pain, worries

Pronunciation

KU
nigai, kurushii

Explanation

Top: plant 艹, bottom: old 古 (image of a tomb stone)

Mnemonic


 
Plants (or herbs) that are old, taste bitter.

Radicals

艹 plant, grassShows two plants growing through the ground, and is a simple variation of 艸.
古 oldPicture of a gravestone




 Vocabulary

苦い にがい  bitter
苦しい くるしい  painful, difficult
苦衷 くちゅう  distress, grief
疾苦 しっく  suffering, affliction
無茶苦茶 むちゃくちゃ  (uk) confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable
苦しむ くるしむ  to suffer, groan, be worried
苦労 くろう  troubles, hardships
苦心 くしん  pain, trouble, anxiety, diligence
苦情 くじょう  complaint, troubles, objection

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