Kanji: 苦

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N3 (lower intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	艸 (艹) Radical name: くさ（くさがしら）
Meaning:	Suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 600 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	苦(にが)い	bitter
N3	苦痛(くつう)	pain, agony
N3	苦(くる)しい	painful, difficult
N3	苦(くる)しむ	to suffer, to groan, to be worried
N3	苦労(くろう)	troubles, hardships
N3	苦手(にがて)	poor (at), weak (in), dislike (of)
N2	苦情(くじょう)	complaint, troubles, objection
N2	苦心(くしん)	pain, trouble
N2	ご苦労様(くろうさま)	Thank you very much for your....
N1	苦(くる)しめる	to torment, to harass, to inflict pain
N1	見苦(みぐる)しい	unsightly, ugly
N1	無茶苦茶(むちゃくちゃ)	confused, jumbled, mixed up, unreasonable
N1	滅茶苦茶(めちゃくちゃ)	absurd, unreasonable, excessive, messed up, spoiled, wreaked