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1 exact word match found in search '苦'
1
noun
1. pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship
2. duhkha (suffering)  (see also: 八苦; Buddhist term)
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100 words found beginning with '苦'
0 3
1. poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
2. dislike (of); difficult to deal with
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1
troubles; hardships
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3
1. painful; difficult; agonizing
2. needy; tight (budget); straitened (circumstances)  (see also: 苦しい懐)
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0
pain; agony; bitterness
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0
noun
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
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2
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3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
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4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt
2. to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle
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0 3
noun
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
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0 1
suffering; distress; affliction; anguish; agony; trouble
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209 words found containing '苦' in any position
1
noun
1. pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship
2. duhkha (suffering)  (see also: 八苦; Buddhist term)
(click the word for examples and links)
0 3
1. poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
2. dislike (of); difficult to deal with
(click the word for examples and links)
1
troubles; hardships
(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
3
1. painful; difficult; agonizing
2. needy; tight (budget); straitened (circumstances)  (see also: 苦しい懐)
(click the word to view an additional 3 meanings, examples and links)
0
pain; agony; bitterness
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0
noun
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
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2
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3
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
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0 2
Most common form: よろしく
expression, adverb
1. well; properly; suitably  (夜露死苦 is slang; often written with kana only)
2. best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
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4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to hurt
2. to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict; to distress; to bother; to trouble; to stump; to baffle
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