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七難八苦 (しちなんはっく) — the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains | Kumi Dictionary

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七難八苦

七難八苦

七しち難なん八はっ苦く

the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains

Kanji Vocab Religion & Philosophy30 strokes

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しちなんはっく

Noun

1.

the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains

yojijukugoBuddhism

2.

a series of disasters

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Kanji that make up this word

なな・なな.つ・なの…(5)

かた.い・-がた.い・むずか.しい・むづか.しい・むつか.しい・-にく.い…(3)

difficult・impossible・trouble・accident・defect

や・や.つ・やっ.つ・よう…(7)

eight・eight radical (no. 12)

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)

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