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    3. 生活苦

    生活苦

    生せい活かつ苦く

    hardships of life (esp. due to lack of money)

    KMT9News #30+1NounDaily LifeEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    せいかつく

    Noun

    1.
    hardships of life (esp. due to lack of money), life's struggles

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    彼かれは生せい活かつ苦くに直ちょく面めんしている。

    He is facing financial hardship.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    長なが引びく不ふ況きょうにより、多おおくの人ひと々びとが生せい活かつ苦くにあえいでいる。

    Due to the prolonged recession, many people are suffering from financial hardship.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & PsychologyBusiness & Finance
    彼かの女じょは生せい活かつ苦くを乗のり越こえ、自みずからの力ちからで成せい功こうを掴つかんだ。

    She overcame life's struggles and achieved success through her own efforts.

    KMT9Daily LifeEmotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    生せい活かつ苦くを抱かかえる家か庭ていへの支し援えん策さくが求もとめられている。

    Support measures are needed for families facing financial hardship.

    KMT9Daily LifePolitics & LawFamily & Relationships
    彼かれの顔かおには、長なが年ねんの生せい活かつ苦くが刻きざみ込こまれているようだった。

    It seemed as though years of life's struggles were etched onto his face.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    活
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける…(1)
    lively・resuscitation・being helped・living
    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)
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