Kanji
N3 8 strokes Grade 3 freq #623

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

grass kusa

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

trouble; hardship
complaint; troubles
poor (at); weak (in)
hard fight; close game
(mental) agony; anguish
difficult situation; adverse circumstances
pain; agony
racking one's brains; worrying oneself
suffering; distress
bitterness; distress

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

pain; anguish
bitter
to torment; to pain
painful; difficult
last resort; desperate measure taken under the pressure of necessity

Example sentences

He took pains educating his children.

He didn't have as much trouble finding a job as he thought he would.

The residents made complaints about the noise.

I complained, but they refused to take this sweater back.