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bitter · suffering · difficult
N3On: くKun: にが、くる
Memory Aid
'Ku' — Think of a CUCKOO bird, known for its bitter actions when it lays eggs in other birds' nests, causing them suffering.
Vocabulary
苦いにがいbitter
苦手にがてpoor at, dislike, weakness
苦労くろうhardship, trouble
苦しむくるしむto suffer, to be tormented
苦しいくるしいpainful, difficult, distressing
Example Sentences
このコーヒーは苦いです。
This coffee is bitter.
私は数学が苦手です。
I am bad at math.
彼は病気で苦しんでいます。
He is suffering from illness.
その仕事はとても苦しかった。
That job was very difficult.