Japanese Word Entry
苦心Kana: | くしん |
Romaji: | kushin |
Definition: | pains, hard work, effort, trouble, labour, labor |
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Chinese characters used in this word
苦 | suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl, bitter |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄎㄨˇ (kǔ), ㄍㄨˇ (gǔ), ㄏㄨˋ (hù) |
Cantonese: | fu2 |
Japanese: | ク (ku) / くる.しい (kurushii)、 -ぐる.しい (-gurushii)、 くる.しむ (kurushimu)、 くる.しめる (kurushimeru)、 にが.い (nigai)、 にが.る (nigaru) |
Korean: | 고 (go) |
Vietnamese: | khổ |
心 | heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61), intelligence, soul, 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares) |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄒㄧㄣ (xīn) |
Cantonese: | sam1 |
Japanese: | シン (shin) / こころ (kokoro)、 -ごころ (-gokoro) |
Korean: | 심 (sim) |
Vietnamese: | tâm |
Variants
Semantic variant form: | 忄 |