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  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money)

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    ホームページ作りに四苦八苦してるようだけど、手伝ってあげようか。
    You look like you're having a lot of trouble setting up that web page. Want some help?

  2. Noun

    the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

    BuddhismYojijukugo (four character compound)see 四苦see 八苦

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Characters in this word

3
四
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

four

Kun
よよ.つよっ.つよん
On
シ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
47 of 2500
Radical
囗 enclosure
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

儿囗

Used in names as

あつよつ

Words starting with 四Words ending in 四Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
3-3-2, 4-5-1SKIP code
3s2.2The Kanji Dictionary
6021.0Four corner code
3675deroo
56dbUnicode hex code
1-27-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1025Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
938New Nelson (John Haig)
3044New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3778Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1928Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2620Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
4Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
4Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
18A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
188Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
6Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
4682Morohashi
26A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
6Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
6Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
4sakade
35Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
4henshall3
37Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
114crowley
4Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
335Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
4Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
si4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
苦
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl

Kun
くる.しい-ぐる.しいくる.しむくる.しめるにが.いにが.る
On
ク
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
623 of 2500
Radical
艸 grass
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

口十艾
Words starting with 苦Words ending in 苦Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3k5.24The Kanji Dictionary
4460.4Four corner code
1977deroo
82e6Unicode hex code
1-22-76JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3928Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5009New Nelson (John Haig)
2243New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2789Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1433Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1932Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
225Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
239Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
597A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
687Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
264Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
30797PMorohashi
264A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
545Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
554Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
197sakade
864Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
283henshall3
295Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
344crowley
342Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
646Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
230Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ku3Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
八
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eight, eight radical (no. 12)

Kun
やや.つやっ.つよう
On
ハチハツ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
92 of 2500
Radical
八 eight
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

ハ

Used in names as

なははっやちやつ

Words starting with 八Words ending in 八Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-1-1SKIP code
2o0.1The Kanji Dictionary
8000.0Four corner code
2062deroo
516bUnicode hex code
1-40-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
577Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
369New Nelson (John Haig)
3New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3644Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1859Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2536Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
8Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
8Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
41A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
19Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
10Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1450Morohashi
66A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
10Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
10Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
8sakade
18Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
8henshall3
4Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
116crowley
8Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1.Abusy_people
151Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
8Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ba1, ba2Pinyin reading
palKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level