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Definition and meaning of 苦しい - くるしい in Japanese

くるしい苦しい
kurushii

N4

1.painful, hard, rough

Adjective

私は生活が苦しい。
My life is rough.
くるしい苦しい
kurushii

N4

1.experiencing physical or emotional discomfort.

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

今日の試験はとても苦しかった。
Today's exam was very painful.
彼女の言葉は私にとって苦しい。
Her words are painful for me.
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2.causing distress or difficulty.

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

彼女の失恋はとても苦しい経験だった。
Her heartbreak was a very distressing experience.
仕事のプレゼンは苦しいけれど成長につながる。
Giving presentations at work may be stressful, but it leads to growth.
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3.experiencing financial hardship or struggling to make ends meet.

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

彼の家族は苦しい状況にあります。
His family is in a tight financial situation.
彼女は苦しい生活を送っています。
She is living in straitened circumstances.
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4.contrived or forced in interpretation or explanation.

I-adjective (keiyoushi)

彼の言い訳は苦しい。
His excuse is strained.
笑顔が苦しいようだ。
His smile looks forced.
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5.difficult or painful to endure.

Suffix, I-adjective (keiyoushi)

この問題はとても苦しいです。
This problem is very hard.
苦しい仕事を手伝ってくれますか?
Can you help with this difficult task?
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くるしいいいわけ苦しい言い訳
kurushii ii wake

N4

1.weak excuse or feeble justification.

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

彼の苦しい言い訳は信じられない。
His lame excuse is unbelievable.
彼女はいつも苦しい言い訳をする。
She always makes poor excuses.
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くるしいなつかし苦しい懐
kurushii natsukashi

N4

1.struggling financially.

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun

彼は苦しい懐で生活している。
He is living on a tight budget.
最近、苦しい懐で買い物をしている。
Lately, I have been shopping on a tight budget.
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はなび

花火

hanabi

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苦しい くるしい
苦しい くるしい
苦しい言い訳 くるしいいいわけ
苦しい懐 くるしいなつかし

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