四苦八苦

しくはっく

shiku hakku

struggling hard, going through great difficulty

jlpt n3

each kanji

四

し shi

four

onし shi

kunよ yoよ.つ yotsuよっ.つ yottsuよん yon

jlpt n5 · 5 strokes

苦

く ku

feel bitter, hardship, scowl

onく ku

kunぐる.しい gurushiiくる.しい kurushiiくる.しむ kurushimuくる.しめる kurushimeru

jlpt n3 · 8 strokes

八

はっ hak

eight, eight radical (no. 12)

onはち hachiはつ hatsu

kunや yaや.つ yatsuやっ.つ yattsuよう yō

jlpt n5 · 2 strokes

苦

く ku

feel bitter, hardship, scowl

onく ku

kunぐる.しい gurushiiくる.しい kurushiiくる.しむ kurushimuくる.しめる kurushimeru

jlpt n3 · 8 strokes

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