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What does 苦心 (くしん, kushin) mean?

苦心 (くしん, kushin) means painstaking effort.

Quick facts
Readingくしん
Romajikushin
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
くしん
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkushin

painstaking effort

  1. 1noun · suru verb · intransitive pains; hard work; effort

Example sentences

  • He struggled hard over this plan.

  • My mother is struggling with seasoning her cooking.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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