苦悩(くのう)

くのう
noun
anguish; suffering
1. anguish; suffering; agony
Deep mental or emotional distress.
苦悩(くのう)の日々(ひび)を送(おく)る。
To spend days in anguish.
内面(ないめん)の苦悩(くのう)を表現(ひょうげん)する。
To express inner anguish.
苦悩(くのう)から解放(かいほう)される。
To be freed from suffering.

苦悩(くのう) refers to deep mental or emotional anguish—a profound, often prolonged suffering of the mind or spirit.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 苦悩(くのう)する: to suffer, to anguish
  • 苦悩(くのう)に満(み)ちた: full of anguish
  • 苦悩(くのう)の日々(ひび): days of anguish
  • 内面(ないめん)の苦悩(くのう): inner anguish
  • 苦悩(くのう)から解放(かいほう)される: to be freed from suffering

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 苦痛(くつう): pain (often physical, but can be mental)
  • 苦労(くろう): hardship, trouble (from difficulties in life)
  • 苦悶(くもん): agony, writhing in pain
  • 悩(なや)み: worry, concern (milder than 苦悩(くのう))

REGISTER:
A somewhat literary or formal word, often used in writing, philosophical discussions, or when describing serious emotional states. In casual speech, 悩(なや)み or 辛(つら)い is more common.

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Added 2026.1.16 16:49 · Revised 2026.1.28 19:20
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