苦くるしさ

noun

pain; anguish; suffering; hardship

Refers to the degree or quality of being painful, distressing, or hard to bear. Often used to describe emotional or physical suffering as a state or feeling.

See also: 苦しみ

• 彼かれの苦くるしさが伝つたわってきた。

  I could feel his pain.

• 生せい活かつの苦くるしさに耐たえられなかった。

  I couldn't endure the hardship of life.