► 動詞
苦しむ [(3)くるしむ] meaning: struggle rank: 1
☆ 何故そんな事を言うのか理解に苦しむ ⇨ I struggle to understand why he says something like that
☆ 国全体が不況に苦しんでいる ⇨ The entire nation is struggling with bad economy
☆ 専門家も説明に苦しんでいる ⇨ Even the experts are struggling to explain
☆ 彼等は生活に苦しんでいる ⇨ They are struggling to live, survive
苦しむ [(3)くるしむ] meaning: suffer rank: 1
☆ 患者は苦しんでいる様子は無い ⇨ The patient doesn’t seem to be in pain, suffering
苦しめる [(4)くるしめる] meaning: torment rank: 1
☆ 罪悪感が彼を苦しめた ⇨ Guilt tormented him
苦み走る [(5)にがみばしる] meaning: cool rank: 4
☆ 苦み走ったいい男 ⇨ A cool handsome guy (☛ A sharp, rugged good look)
苦り切る [(4)にがりきる] meaning: happy not rank: 4
☆ 彼は相手が上手だったことを認めざるを得なくなって苦り切った ⇨ He was not happy at all that he had to admit his opponent had been better than him
► 名詞
苦しみ [くるしみ] [liter] meaning: pain rank: 1
☆ 彼は人の苦しみを理解しない ⇨ He doesn’t understand others’ pain (☛ Usually mental pain)
苦 [く] [苦にする] [liter] meaning: hate rank: 2
☆ 彼女は汚れ仕事を苦にしない ⇨ She doesn’t mind dirty work
苦 [く] [苦になる] [liter] meaning: pain rank: 2
☆ 本当にやり甲斐のある仕事をしている時は残業も苦にならない ⇨ When you are doing a truly fulfilling work, overtime doesn’t feel like a pain (☛ Usually mental pain)
苦 [く] [苦にする] [liter] meaning: struggle rank: 2
☆ 彼は障害を苦にして自殺した ⇨ He killed himself after struggling with his disability
苦し紛れ [(4)くるしまぎれ] meaning: lame rank: 3
☆ 彼の苦し紛れのパスはインターセプトされた ⇨ His last-ditch pass was intercepted (☛ Lame, stopgap actions while trying to extricate oneself from difficult situations)
☆ 彼は苦し紛れの言い訳をした ⇨ He made grasping-at-straws, contrived, excuses (☛ Lame, stopgap actions while trying to extricate oneself from difficult situations)
► 形容詞
苦しい [(3)くるしい] [coll] meaning: accurate rank: 1
☆ 彼が世界級の選手だというのはちょっと苦しい ⇨ It is a little stretch to call him a world-class player
苦い [(2)にがい] meaning: bitter rank: 1
☆ 苦いコーヒー ⇨ Bitter coffee
☆ 苦い思い出 ⇨ A bitter memory
苦しい [(3)くるしい] [coll] meaning: difficult rank: 1
☆ この仕事を明日までに仕上げるのはちょっと苦しい ⇨ It is a little too difficult to finish this work by tomorrow
☆ 会社の経営が苦しい ⇨ The company is in financial difficulty
☆ 息が苦しい ⇨ It is hard to breathe. I am having a trouble breathing (☛ Physically difficult)
苦い [(2)にがい] meaning: happy not rank: 1
☆ 彼は苦い顔をした ⇨ He had a frustrated look
苦しい [(3)くるしい] meaning: pain rank: 1
☆ 精神的に苦しい ⇨
☆ 胸が苦しい ⇨ I have discomfort, pain, in chest
苦しい [(3)くるしい] [coll] meaning: persuade rank: 1
☆ その説明はちょっと苦しい ⇨ That explanation is a little too contrived, not very convincing