苦しむ (くるしむ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

苦しむ (くるしむ) means to suffer / to be in pain / to worry.

See example sentences below.

苦しむ at a glance

苦しむ

くるしむkurushimu

N3verb

to suffer / to be in pain / to worry

苦しむくるしむkurushimuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to suffer / to be in pain / to worry

Example 1

彼は病気でとても苦しんでいる。

Translation

He is suffering a lot because of his illness.

Example 2

将来のことを苦しんで考える。

Translation

I worry about the future.