(つら)

つらさ
noun
hardship; painfulness; difficulty
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 (つら)い.
(わか)れの(つら)さに()えた。
I endured the pain of parting.
仕事(しごと)(つら)さを(だれ)にも()えなかった。
I couldn't tell anyone how hard the work was.
病気(びょうき)(たたか)(つら)さは、経験(けいけん)した(ひと)にしか()からない。
Only those who have been through it understand how hard it is to fight an illness.

The noun form of (つら)い (painful, hard to bear). Refers to emotional or physical hardship and the suffering it brings.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (つら)さに()える: to endure hardship
  • (つら)さを()()える: to overcome hardship
  • (わか)れの(つら)さ: the pain of parting

NOTE:
The same kanji (から)さ read からさ means 'spiciness/hotness' — a completely different word.