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.

長(なが)い苦悩(くのう)の末(すえ)に、やっと答(こた)えを見(み)つけた。

After long anguish, I finally found an answer.

彼(かれ)は誰(だれ)にも言(い)えない苦悩(くのう)を一人(ひとり)で抱(かか)えていた。

He was carrying anguish that he couldn't tell anyone about, all alone.

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.

Related Words

Synonym: 懊悩(おうのう) (anguish (literary))

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Added 2026.1.16 16:49 · Revised 2026.6.7 4:04

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