Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

    taking great pains

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    苦心惨憺の末、考え出した企画が、会議で一瞬にして却下されちゃうんだからな。
    After all the trouble we went to in coming up with that project, it only took them a second to shoot it down in the meeting.

Also written 苦心惨澹【くしんさんたん】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
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

heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)

Kun
こころ-ごころ
On
シン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
157 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-1-3, 4-4-4SKIP code
4k0.1The Kanji Dictionary
3300.0Four corner code
358deroo
5fc3Unicode hex code
1-31-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1645Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1780New Nelson (John Haig)
11New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
11Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
595Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
639Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
139A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
49Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
80Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10295Morohashi
147A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
97Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
97Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
95sakade
172Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
164henshall3
96Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
64crowley
172Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.14busy_people
766Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
602Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xin1Pinyin reading
simKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh

Kun
みじ.めいた.むむご.い
On
サンザン
Strokes
11
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1463 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 53

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-3-8SKIP code
4k8.5The Kanji Dictionary
9302.2Four corner code
1160deroo
60e8Unicode hex code
1-27-20JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1713Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1896New Nelson (John Haig)
483New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
585Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
354Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
441Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1721Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1857Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1470A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1304Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10850Morohashi
1309A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1725Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1843Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1304Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1433Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1457Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
818Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1737Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
can3, can4Pinyin reading
cham, chimKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
53WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

calm, quiet, move

On
タン
Strokes
16
Radical
heart

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-3-13SKIP code
4k13.10The Kanji Dictionary
9706.1Four corner code
61baUnicode hex code
1-56-75JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1776Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1997New Nelson (John Haig)
11305Morohashi
dan4Pinyin reading
damKorean reading