Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 苦


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Meaning

bitter, pain, worries

Pronunciation

KU
nigai, kurushii

Explanation

Top: plant , bottom: old (image of a tomb stone)

Mnemonic

Plants (or herbs) that are old, taste bitter.

Radicals

plant, grass(Shows two plants growing through the ground, simple variation of 艸.)
old(Picture of a gravestone)
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Vocabulary

苦い にがい bitter
苦しい くるしい painful, difficult
苦衷 くちゅう distress, grief
無茶苦茶 むちゃくちゃ (uk) confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable
苦しむ くるしむ to suffer, groan, be worried
苦労 くろう troubles, hardships
苦心 くしん pain, trouble, anxiety, diligence
苦情 くじょう complaint, troubles, objection
苦手 にがて poor (at)/weak (in)/dislike (of)

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