Kanji / JLPT N2

苦 suffering, trial, worry, hardship

The kanji 苦 means “suffering, trial, worry, hardship”. It is read ク, くる.しい, ぐる.しい, くる.しむ, くる.しめる. It is a JLPT N2 kanji.

How to read 苦?

Kun’yomi
くる.しい (kurushii), ぐる.しい (gurushii), くる.しむ (kurushimu), くる.しめる (kurushimeru)
On’yomi
ク (ku)

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How to write 苦?

苦 is written in 8 strokes, in the order below.

Stroke order of the kanji 苦, numbered 1 to 8
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