苦しみ (くるしみ) — suffering, pain, anguish
苦しみ
suffering
Frequency #4201
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
3 characters
noun
kurushimi
くるしみ
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
くるしみ[0] heiban 平板
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
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Meanings
- suffering
- pain
- anguish
Usage examples
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こうした支配や戦争は、アジアの多くの人々に大きな苦しみを与えました。
Kou shita shihai ya sensou wa, ajia no ooku no hitobito ni ookina kurushimi o ataemashita.
This domination and warfare brought great suffering to many people in Asia.
暮らしから読む、日本の歴史 · MojiMori（AIオリジナル） · 第5章 近代、戦争、そして暮らしを作り直す