Japanese Kanji
苦ku
suffering · trial · worry
Grade 3 · JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl.
苦 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N2 (upper intermediate) level. With 8 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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