noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Archaic literary term for hardship or calamity. Not used in modern everyday Japanese; encountered mainly in classical texts.
古典には「困厄を乗り越える」といった表現が見られる。
In classical literature, expressions like 'overcoming distress' can be found.
Archaic kanji spelling; the word itself is rare and literary.
Variant kanji form; even rarer than 困厄.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 困 (distress) and 厄 (misfortune) combine to convey hardship or calamity. The word is archaic and not in common modern use.