四苦八苦 (しくはっく): being in dire distress

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四し苦くは八っ苦く

being in dire distress

KMT9News #34+1Religion & Philosophy Emotions & Psychology Kanji Vocab23 strokes

しくはっく

Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

being in dire distress, being hard put to it, being hard pressed (for money)

yojijukugo

Noun

the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

yojijukugoBuddhism

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宿題で四苦八苦した。

I struggled terribly with my homework.

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新しいプロジェクトの立ち上げで、彼は四苦八苦している。

He is struggling terribly with the launch of the new project.

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資金繰りに四苦八苦しながらも、会社を存続させた。

Despite struggling terribly with financing, he managed to keep the company afloat.

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試験前はいつも四苦八苦して勉強している。

I always struggle terribly with studying before exams.

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仏教では、人生は四苦八苦に満ちていると説かれている。

In Buddhism, it is taught that life is full of the four and eight kinds of suffering.

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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)

八

や・や.つ・やっ.つ・よう…(7)

eight・eight radical (no. 12)

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