Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees

    私は苦学して大学を卒業した。
    I worked my way through college.
  2. studying under adversity; studying in harsh economic circumstances

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Characters in this word

2
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
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
623 of 2500
Radical
grass
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

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
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

study, learning, science

Kun
まな.ぶ
On
ガク
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
63 of 2500
Radical
child
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

たかのり

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-5-3, 2-3-5, 2-5-2, 2-3-4SKIP code
3n4.2The Kanji Dictionary
3240.7, 9040.7Four corner code
947deroo
5b66Unicode hex code
1-19-56JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1271Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1294New Nelson (John Haig)
2555New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3162Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1625Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
324Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
346Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
33A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
719Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
66Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
6974Morohashi
10A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
109Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
109Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
57sakade
44Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
45henshall3
71Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
15crowley
50Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.9busy_people
460Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
330Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xue2Pinyin reading
hagKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level