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

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

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
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