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苦心惨憺 (くしんさんたん) — taking great pains | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
苦心惨憺

苦心惨憺

苦く心しん惨さん憺たん

taking great pains

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology39 strokes

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苦心惨澹

くしんさんたん

Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

1.

taking great pains

yojijukugo

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Kanji that make up this word

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)

こころ・-ごころ…(1)

heart・mind・spirit・heart radical (no. 61)

みじ.め・いた.む・むご.い…(2)

wretched・disaster・cruelty・harsh

calm・quiet・move

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