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    3. 苦慮

    苦慮

    苦く慮りょ

    racking one's brains

    KMT7News #12+1Noun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab23 strokes

    くりょ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    racking one's brains, worrying oneself, being anxious

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    彼かれはその問もん題だいで苦く慮りょしていた。

    He was racking his brains over that problem.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychology
    解かい決けつ策さくを見みつけるために、私わたしたちは苦く慮りょした。

    We racked our brains to find a solution.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    将しょう来らいの進しん路ろについて、多おおくの学がく生せいが苦く慮りょしている。

    Many students are agonizing over their future career paths.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyEducation
    政せい府ふは経けい済ざい対たい策さくについて苦く慮りょしている。

    The government is racking its brains over economic measures.

    KMT7Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    倫りん理り的てきなジレンマに直ちょく面めんし、彼かれは苦く慮りょの末すえ、決けつ断だんを下くだした。

    Facing an ethical dilemma, he made a decision after much agonizing.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychologyphilosophy

    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)
    慮
    おもんぱく.る・おもんぱか.る…(2)
    prudence・thought・concern・consider・deliberate…(1)
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