Illustration: In the earthen work area of a modest Edo-period home, a woman pauses over a wooden laundry tub with raw hands held above the cold water. Her shoulders sag, her face tightens with discomfort, and a large pile of unwashed household cloth remains beside her.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

苦く

hardship, suffering

Often used in 苦になる and 苦もなく. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは早起はやおきが苦くにならない。
He makes nothing of getting up early in the morning.
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なんの苦くもなくその場所ばしょを見みつけた。
He had no difficulty in finding the place.
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彼女かのじょは苦くもなくその詩しを暗記あんきした。
She had no difficulty in learning the poem by heart.
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Kanji in 苦

苦suffering; trialOnクKunくるしい・くるしむ・くるしめる

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