苦 : suffer, bitter, painful

Readings

• くkuon'yomi
• くるkurukun'yomi
• にがnigakun'yomi

How to remember it

So bitter, bite into the lemon! NIGA (bitter)!

Example sentence

苦い薬を飲む。

To take bitter medicine.

Compound words

• 苦しいkurushiipainful
• 苦手nigateweak point
• 苦痛kutsuupain, agony

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