苦
Today's Chinese character of Japanese is "苦".
This Chinese character means bitter, painful.
You can watch how to write this. - (「苦」の書き順(筆順)動画 - 漢字書き順辞典)
There are 3 main ways to read this, "にがい (苦い)" or "くるしい (苦しい)" or "く".
"苦い (にがい)" is "い" adjective which means bitter.
"苦しい" is also "い" adjective which means painful.
"苦労 (くろう)" means hardship, trouble.
In the old days, great men said that hard work makes us grow.
But I don't want to go through hard work I don't have to do.
This Chinese character means bitter, painful.
You can watch how to write this. - (「苦」の書き順(筆順)動画 - 漢字書き順辞典)
There are 3 main ways to read this, "にがい (苦い)" or "くるしい (苦しい)" or "く".
"苦い (にがい)" is "い" adjective which means bitter.
"苦しい" is also "い" adjective which means painful.
"苦労 (くろう)" means hardship, trouble.
In the old days, great men said that hard work makes us grow.
But I don't want to go through hard work I don't have to do.
By Higashi-Mikawa Kyōjindō Shujin (東三河狂人堂主人)