Usage patterns
〈事〉の苦を味わうto experience the suffering/hardship of something
I experienced the hardship of taking entrance exams.
苦もなく〈動詞〉to do something without difficulty
He solved the problem without any difficulty.
〈事〉の苦を分かち合うto share someone's suffering or hardship
The couple shared the hardships of daily life together.
Expressions· 18
ご苦労さんthanks for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts 夜露死苦best regards; please treat me well 苦にするworry about; be bothered by; take to heart 苦になるbe bothered; feel troubled; weigh on one's mind
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苦に病むworry excessively; be sick with worry 苦は楽の種no pain, no gain; one cannot have pleasure without pain 生みの苦しみlabor pains; birth pangs · throes of creation; struggle to produce something new 良薬口に苦しgood medicine tastes bitter; the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to
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