苦しい (くるしい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

苦しい (くるしい) means painful / difficult to endure.

See example sentences below.

苦しい at a glance

苦しい

くるしいkurushii

N3adj

painful / difficult to endure

苦しいくるしいkurushiiN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

painful / difficult to endure

Example 1

この薬を飲むと苦しいです。

Translation

It is painful when I take this medicine.

Example 2

テストが苦しくて勉強した。

Translation

The test was difficult, so I studied hard.