生 活 苦(せいかつく)

せいかつく

noun

hardship of living, financial difficulty

1. hardship of making a living, financial difficulty in daily life

The suffering and difficulty that comes from not having enough money or resources to live comfortably. Often used in news and social discussions about poverty.

生活苦(せいかつく)に悩(なや)んでいる。

I'm struggling with the hardship of making a living.

物価(ぶっか)の上昇(じょうしょう)で生活苦(せいかつく)を感(かん)じる人(ひと)が増(ふ)えている。

More people are feeling financial hardship due to rising prices.

失業(しつぎょう)をきっかけに生活苦(せいかつく)に陥(おちい)った。

After losing my job, I fell into financial hardship.

Forms

生活(せいかつ) (life, livelihood) + 苦(く) (suffering, hardship). The suffix 苦(く) attaches to other nouns to indicate suffering or difficulty in that area.

Similar compounds

生活難(せいかつなん): difficulty of living (similar meaning)
貧困(ひんこん): poverty
困窮(こんきゅう): destitution

Common collocations

生活苦(せいかつく)に悩(なや)む: to suffer from hardship
生活苦(せいかつく)に陥(おちい)る: to fall into hardship
生活苦(せいかつく)を訴(うった)える: to complain of hardship

general

Added 2026.3.20 10:13 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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