Vocabulary
What does 苦しい (くるしい, kurushii) mean?
苦しい (くるしい, kurushii) means painful, hard, suffocating.
| Reading | くるしい |
|---|---|
| Romaji | kurushii |
| Part of speech | i-adjective |
| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N3 |
苦しいくるしい
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkurushii
painful, hard, suffocating
- 1i-adjective painful; difficult; tough
- 2i-adjective distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful
- 3i-adjective straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy
- 4i-adjective strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile)
- 5suffix · i-adjective hard to do; unpleasant
Example sentences
走りすぎて息が苦しいです。
I ran too much and I'm out of breath.
生活が苦しくても諦めません。
Even though life is hard, I won't give up.