苦 — go

Parts that make up 苦

How 苦 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 苦 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 艸, 古.

Korean example words with 苦

• 고회苦懷 Korean gloss: 괴로운 심정
• 중고重苦 Korean gloss: 참기 힘든 고통
• 고로苦勞 Korean gloss: 괴로움과 수고로움
• 우고憂苦 Korean gloss: 근심하고 괴로워함
• 고간苦懇 Korean gloss: 몹시 간절하게 바람
• 고임苦任 Korean gloss: 어렵고 귀찮은 임무
• 옥고獄苦 Korean gloss: 옥살이를 하는 고생
• 질고疾苦 Korean gloss: 병으로 인한 괴로움
• 고충苦衷 Korean gloss: 괴로운 심정이나 사정
• 노고勞苦 Korean gloss: 힘들여 수고하고 애씀
• 고색苦色 Korean gloss: 싫어하거나 꺼리는 낌새
• 한고寒苦 Korean gloss: 심한 추위로 인한 괴로움

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 苦

• 苦労くろう trouble; hardship; difficulty
• 苦情くじょう complaint; troubles; objection
• 苦手にがて poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
• 苦しみくるしみ pain; anguish; distress
• 苦悩くのう (mental) agony; anguish; suffering
• 苦戦くせん hard fight; close game; struggle
• 苦いにがい bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter
• 苦痛くつう pain; agony; suffering
• 苦境くきょう difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament
• 苦慮くりょ racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
• 苦難くなん suffering; distress; hardship
• 苦しめるくるしめる to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain

Characters sharing the phonetic 古

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “고” in Korean.

Other hanja read “고”

Other hanja with radical 艸