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苦悩

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See also: 苦惱 and 苦恼

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

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

Etymology

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/kunau//kunɔː//kunoː/

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()(のう) (kunōくなう (kunau)?

  1. suffering, distress, anguish, agony

Verb

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()(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

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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