easily; without effort; with no trouble
Describes doing something smoothly, without difficulty or hardship. Often used with verbs of accomplishment.
彼は苦もなくその問題を解いた。
He solved the problem easily.
We arrived at our destination without any trouble.
Standard kanji-kana spelling.
Variant with 無く instead of なく; slightly more formal or literary feel.
From 苦 (ku, 'hardship') + も (mo, 'even') + なく (naku, adverbial form of ない 'not'), literally 'without even hardship'.