noun
human suffering
Refers to the suffering inherent in human existence, often used in philosophical, religious, or literary contexts.
仏教では、人間苦から逃れる方法を説いている。
Buddhism teaches a way to escape human suffering.
彼の小説は人間苦を深く描いている。
His novel deeply depicts human suffering.
人生苦 also means the suffering of life, but 人間苦 emphasizes the human condition more broadly.
Compound of 人間 (human) and 苦 (suffering). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is conventionally associated with Buddhist and philosophical concepts of human suffering.