苦くるしい

kurushii

i-Adjective

1. painful; difficult; tough; hard

苦くるしい、やめろ。

kurushii yamero.

It's so painful. Stop it!

i-Adjective

2. distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)

彼かれは過去かこの苦くるしい生活せいかつを黙想もくそうした。

karewa kakono kurushii sēkatsuo mokusō shita.

He meditated on his past life of suffering.

i-Adjective

3. straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling

彼かれの家族かぞくはかなり生活せいかつが苦くるしい。

kareno kazokuwa kanari sēkatsuga kurushii.

His family is rather badly off.

i-Adjective

4. strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched

Suffix

i-Adjective

5. hard to do; unpleasant

Related to 寝苦しい【ねぐるしい】, 見苦しい【みぐるしい】

16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

苦くるしかった

kurushikatta

The past form

1. Was suffering; Was painful

★ Common

Adjective

#19979

苦くるしく

kurushiku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Painfully; Bitterly

★ Common

Adjective

#18930

苦くるしくて

kurushikute

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Suffering; Painful

★ Common

Adjective

#19550

苦くるしくない

kurushikunai

The negative form

1. Not painful; Not difficult

★ Common

Adjective

#16439

苦くるしくなかった

kurushikunakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't painful; Wasn't hard

★ Common

Adjective

#19369

Common 6 items

苦くるしいです

kurushiidesu

The polite form

1. Difficult; Painful

★ Common

Adjective

#17120

苦くるしかったです

kurushikattadesu

The polite past form

1. It was painful.; It was suffering.

★ Common

Adjective

#17463

苦くるしくありません

kurushikuarimasen

The polite negative form

1. It is not painful.; It is not difficult.

★ Common

Adjective

#14582

苦くるしくありませんでした

kurushikuarimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not painful.; Was not difficult.

★ Common

Adjective

#19506

苦くるしくないです

kurushikunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not painful.; Not difficult.

★ Common

Adjective

#16195

苦くるしくなかったです

kurushikunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not painful.; Was not difficult.

★ Common

Adjective

#17434

Advanced 5 items

苦くるしいだろう

kurushiidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Difficult, likely.; Painful, likely.

★ Common

Adjective

#18885

苦くるしいと

kurushiito

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when painful; If/when suffering

★ Common

Adjective

#19773

苦くるしいなら

kurushiinara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If painful; If suffering

★ Common

Adjective

#14922

苦くるしかったら

kurushikattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when it was painful; If/when you were suffering

★ Common

Adjective

#19797

苦くるしければ

kurushikereba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when suffering; If/when in pain

★ Common

Adjective

#15752

苦くるしい

kurushii

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

16 Variants Available