苦悩

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See also: 苦惱 and 苦恼

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
のう
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
苦惱 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/kunau//kunɔː//kunoː/

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

Pronunciation

Noun

()(のう) (kunōくなう (kunau)?

  1. suffering, distress, anguish, agony

Verb

()(のう)する (kunō suruくなう (kunau)?suru (stem ()(のう) (kunō shi), past ()(のう)した (kunō shita))

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

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN