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四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く)

しくはっくshikuhakku

CommonNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. nounnoun or participle which takes suruintransitive verb

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

    yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

    レポートを書(か)くのに四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く)した。

    • I had a very hard time writing the paper.

    Words:レポートを書(か)くのに四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く)する

  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)

    yojijukugo (four-character idiom)Buddhism

    See also: 四(し)苦(く)See also: 八(はっ)苦(く)

    仏(ぶっ)教(きょう)では四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く)を説(と)く。

    • Buddhism teaches the four and eight kinds of suffering.

    Words:仏(ぶっ)教(きょう)四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く)説(と)く

    Verified

Example sentences 8

レポートを書(か)くのに四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く)した。

  • I had a very hard time writing the paper.

Words:レポートを書(か)くのに四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く)する

仏(ぶっ)教(きょう)では四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く)を説(と)く。

  • Buddhism teaches the four and eight kinds of suffering.

Words:仏(ぶっ)教(きょう)四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く)説(と)く

Editorial example

時(とき)々(どき)、フランス語(ご)を話(はな)すのに四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く)するよ。

  • Sometimes I struggle to speak French.
  • I sometimes struggle to speak French.
Other translations (3)
  • I struggle to speak French sometimes.

Words:時(とき)々(どき)フランス語(ご)話(はな)す四(し)苦(く)八(はっ)苦(く)

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