苦しい — meaning in English

English meaning

• arduous adjective Requiring great effort or endurance; difficult and tiring.
• painful adj Causing physical or emotional pain.

Senses

苦しい is used for these senses in English:

• arduous Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
• painful Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious. [from 15th c.]

painful — full definition

1. adj Causing physical or emotional pain.
2. adj Informal: very bad or embarrassing in quality.

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