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くしん
苦心
かい
甲斐
あった
That was well worth the trouble.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2 1
pain; trouble; anxiety; diligence; hard work
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0
noun
effect; result; worth; use; avail  (see also: 甲斐)
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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ク   くるしい painful   くるしむ to suffer   くるしめる to torment   にが bitter   にが to feel bitter   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
シン   こころ heart   
コウ   カン    #1, first; armor   
ヒ    beautiful   
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ヒ   mistake
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ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
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