苦労

Word
苦労
Reading
くろう
Level
N3
Part of speech
noun
Meaning
hardship, trouble, toil
Example

若い頃は生活のことで苦労した。 I had a hard time with life when I was young.

Confused with

工夫 (くふう) - 工夫 means devising/scheme, whereas 苦労 means hardship.

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