苦 — suffering, trial, worry
にがい
苦
suffering
にがい
U+82E6
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #623
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #239
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- suffering
- trial
- worry
- hardship
- feel bitter
- scowl
Readings
- On'yomi
- く ku
- Kun'yomi
- くる kuru にが niga ぐる guru
word
にが niga Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
く ku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
くる ・ぐる kuru Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
23 wordsEach dot is a word containing 苦: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 9 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.