1.
hardship; painfulness; how hard something is to bear
The quality of being emotionally or physically hard to bear, and the suffering that comes with it. The noun form of 辛い.
別れの辛さに耐えた。
I endured the pain of parting.
仕事の辛さを誰にも言えなかった。
I couldn't tell anyone how hard the work was.
病気と闘う辛さは、経験した人にしか分からない。
Only those who have been through it understand how hard it is to fight an illness.
The noun form of 辛い (painful, hard to bear). Refers to emotional or physical hardship and the suffering it brings.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 辛さに耐える: to endure hardship
- 辛さを乗り越える: to overcome hardship
- 別れの辛さ: the pain of parting
NOTE:
The same kanji 辛さ read からさ means 'spiciness/hotness' — a completely different word.