苦
- Strokes:
- 8
- Grade:
- Grade 3
- JLPT:
- N2
Stroke order
Stroke data: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA)
Meanings
suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl
On'yomi
ク
ku
Kun'yomi
くる.しい、-ぐる.しい、くる.しむ、くる.しめる、にが.い、にが.る
kuru.shii、-guru.shii、kuru.shimu、kuru.shimeru、niga.i、niga.ru
Phono-semantic structure
Components
The parts the kanji is built from — use them as a memory anchor.
- 口mouth
- 十ten
- ⺾