Illustration: In a small apartment late at night, an exhausted parent sits on the edge of a futon while holding an unsettled baby against their shoulder. Their eyelids droop, their back is bent, and one hand presses a sore shoulder between gentle pats. A pile of used burp cloths and an untouched meal sit nearby.

JLPT N3i-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

つらい

tsurai

tough, hard

辛い can also be read からい when it means 'spicy'. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 寒さむい朝あさは起おきるのが辛つらい。

    It is difficult to wake up on cold mornings.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. つらい目めにあった。

    I had a hard time of it.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. つらい仕事しごとだった。

    We had a tough job.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

A word like this on every new tab

The Bebop Chrome extension shows one illustrated Japanese word each time you open a new tab in Chrome, with its reading, meaning, kanji and three example sentences. Choose any mix of levels from N5 to beyond N1. It’s free, with no account.

The Bebop new tab showing 音楽, music, over an illustration of a family playing music at home, with three example sentences
Add to Chrome Free on the Chrome Web Store
For Chrome on a computer. See it on the Chrome Web Store