苦しい (くるしい ぐるしい) — painful; difficult; tough; hard
苦しい
く る し い
JLPTN3
Painful; difficult; tough; hard
苦
しい
、
やめろ
。
It's so painful. Stop it!
Distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)
彼
は
過去
の
苦
しい
生活
を
黙想
した
。
He meditated on his past life of suffering.
Straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling
彼
の
家族
はかなり
生活
が
苦
しい
。
His family is rather badly off.
Strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched
Hard to do; unpleasant
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