苦しい

くるしい

[kurushii]

Meanings

1.Adj-i

painful; difficult; tough; hard

2.Adj-i

distressing; (psychologically) difficult; stressful; awkward (e.g. position)

3.Adj-i

straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation); needy; struggling

4.Adj-i

strained (interpretation, explanation, etc.); lame (e.g. excuse); forced (e.g. smile); far-fetched

5.SuffixAdj-i

hard to do; unpleasant

生活が苦しくて困っています。

Life is difficult and I am troubled.

苦しい立場に追い込まれた。

I was cornered into a difficult position.

息が苦しくなったので病院に行った。

I went to the hospital because breathing was painful.