苦悩

See also: 苦惱 and 苦恼

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
のう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

/kunau//kunɔː//kunoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 苦惱 (khuX nɑuX, literally suffering + anger, hatred).

Pronunciation

Noun

苦悩 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 苦惱, hiragana くのう, rōmaji kunō, historical hiragana くなう)

  1. suffering, distress, anguish, agony

Verb

苦悩する (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 苦惱する, suru conjugation, hiragana くのうする, rōmaji kunō suru, historical hiragana くなうする)

  1. to suffer, to be in agony or distress, to agonize over something

Conjugation

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References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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