Vocabulary

What does 苦痛 (くつう, kutsuu) mean?

苦痛 (くつう, kutsuu) means pain, agony.

Quick facts
Readingくつう
Romajikutsuu
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
くつう
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkutsuu

pain, agony

  1. 1noun pain; agony; suffering

Example sentences

  • Thanks to the medicine, the suffering has lessened.

  • Doing the same work every day is painful.

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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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