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Definition and Synonyms for 四苦八苦
1. | 四苦八苦 | 激しい努力 |
Struggle | strenuous effort | |
Synonyms: | あがき, あがく, 四苦八苦, 奮闘, 苦労 | |
2. | 艱苦 | 精神的または肉体的な苦痛 |
Suffering | feelings of mental or physical pain | |
Synonyms: | つらい, つらさ, づらい, 四苦八苦, 困難, 悩み, 悩む, 疾苦, 痛み, 痛む, 艱苦, 苦, 苦い, 苦しみ, 苦しむ, 苦患, 苦悩, 苦痛, 苦衷, 辛い, 辛酸 |
Meanings for each kanji in 四苦八苦
» | 四 | four |
» | 苦 | suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl |
» | 八 | eight; eight radical (no. 12) |
Categories 四苦八苦 is a member of
1. | 苦労 | 身体的あるいは精神的なエネルギーの使用 |
Effort | use of physical or mental energy | |
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2. | 苦しみ | 感情的な苦悩 |
Painfulness | emotional distress | |
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Sample Sentences for 四苦八苦
ホームページ作りに四苦八苦してるようだけど、手伝ってあげようか。
You look like you're having a lot of trouble setting up that web page. Want some help?
我々はノルマを果たそうと一生懸命にがんばって四苦八苦した。
We almost broke our necks trying to meet the quota.
パソコンを始めた頃はノートンの重いソフトに騙され四苦八苦していた。
When I started using a computer I was taken in by Norton's CPU hungry software and had a lot of trouble.
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