苦(くる)しみ

くるしみ

noun

suffering, pain, anguish

1. suffering, pain, anguish

Physical or emotional distress. The noun form of the verb 苦しむ (to suffer). Covers a wide range from physical pain to deep emotional torment.

苦(くる)しみから逃(に)げたい。

I want to escape from the suffering.

彼(かれ)の苦(くる)しみは誰(だれ)にもわからない。

Nobody can understand his anguish.

長(なが)い病気(びょうき)の苦(くる)しみを乗(の)り越(こ)えて、やっと元気(げんき)になった。

After overcoming the suffering of a long illness, I finally got well.

Usage

苦(くる)しみ is the nominal form of 苦(くる)しむ (to suffer). It conveys deeper, more prolonged distress than 痛(いた)み (pain), which is primarily physical. 苦(くる)しみ encompasses both physical and emotional suffering.

Common collocations

苦(くる)しみを味(あじ)わう: to experience suffering
苦(くる)しみに耐(た)える: to endure suffering
苦(くる)しみから逃(に)れる: to escape from suffering
苦(くる)しみを乗(の)り越(こ)える: to overcome suffering
苦(くる)しみを分(わ)かち合(あ)う: to share suffering

Related Words

Related: 苦(くる)しむ (verb form)

Related: 苦(くる)しい (adjective form)

Synonym: 悩(なや)み (worry, trouble)

Compare: 苦痛(くつう) (pain, agony, suffering)

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Added 2026.2.28 10:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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