| Readings | On-reading | く |
| Kun-reading | にがい くるしい | |
| Meaning | bitter / suffering | |
| Radical | 艸 (艹) | |
| Stroke count | ８ | |
| JLPT Level | N3 | |
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Vocabulary contains 「苦」
| Word | Meaning |
| 苦い（にがい） | bitter |
| 苦しむ（くるしむ） | to suffer |
| 苦情（くじょう） | complaint |
