苦悩

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