苦しめる (くるしめる): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

苦しめる (くるしめる) means to torment / to harass / to cause pain.

See example sentences below.

苦しめる at a glance

苦しめる

くるしめるkurushimeru

N1verb

to torment / to harass / to cause pain

苦しめるくるしめるkurushimeruN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to torment / to harass / to cause pain

Example 1

その病気が彼を苦しめている。

Translation

That illness is tormenting him.

Example 2

彼の言葉が心を苦しめた。

Translation

His words tormented my heart.