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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 20

苦 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

suffering; bitter

On: クku
Kun: くるしいkurushii くるしむkurushimu くるしめるkurushimeru にがいnigai にがるnigaru ぐるしいgurushii にがなnigana はなはだhanahada

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

苦8 strokes

How to write 苦: stroke order

苦 has 8 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

苦 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 苦 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 苦

The parts 苦 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

艹 (艸)
Radical
古
old

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JLPT N3 kanji · Chapter 20

横 side; horizontalOnオウ、コウKunよこ、よこたわる増 increaseOnゾウ、ソウKunます、ふえる、ふやす差 difference; insertOnサ、シKunさす、さし、たがう苦 suffering; bitterOnクKunくるしい、くるしむ、くるしめる収 take in; collectOnシュウKunおさめる、おさまる段 step; levelOnダン、タンKunきざはし俺 I (rough; masculine)OnエンKunおれ、われ渡 cross; hand overOnトKunわたる、わたす与 give; grantOnヨKunあたえる、ともに、あずかる演 performOnエンKunのべる、おこなう