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    3. 苦境

    苦境

    苦く境きょう

    difficult situation

    KMT6News #11+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    苦況

    くきょう

    Noun

    1.
    difficult situation, adverse circumstances, predicament, trouble, dilemma, distress

    Stroke 0 / 22

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    彼かれは苦く境きょうに立たたされています。

    He is in a difficult situation.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    会かい社しゃは経けい済ざい的てきな苦く境きょうに直ちょく面めんしている。

    The company is facing an economic predicament.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyBusiness & Finance
    友ゆう人じんが苦く境きょうに陥おちいっていると聞きき、すぐに助たすけに行いった。

    Hearing that my friend was in a difficult situation, I immediately went to help.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    どんな苦く境きょうにあっても、彼かれは決けっして希き望ぼうを捨すてなかった。

    No matter how difficult the situation, he never gave up hope.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    新しん製せい品ひんの失しっ敗ぱいにより、そのスタートアップ企き業ぎょうは苦く境きょうに追おい込こまれた。

    Due to the failure of the new product, the startup company was driven into a predicament.

    KMT7Business & FinanceEmotions & PsychologyWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    苦
    くる.しい・-ぐる.しい・くる.しむ・くる.しめる・にが.い・にが.る…(1)
    suffering・trial・worry・hardship・feel bitter…(1)
    境
    さかい…(4)
    boundary・border・region
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