苦しむ (くるしむ) — to suffer, to be in pain
苦しむ
to suffer
Frequency #2497
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
3 characters
godan verb (-mu) · intransitive
Part of speech (JMdict: v5m, vi)
kurushimu
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.
くるしむ[3] nakadaka 中高
Synth audio is approximate — the diagram is the canonical reference.
Meanings
- to suffer
- to be in pain